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Yahoo
27-05-2025
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- Yahoo
Karter Knox withdraws from NBA Draft, will return to Arkansas basketball and John Calipari
John Calipari agreed with Karter Knox's decision to test the NBA Draft waters this offseason. The Hall of Fame coach is going to be ecstatic with the latest career choice from Knox. The rising sophomore announced on his Instagram account Monday that he will withdraw his name from the NBA Draft and return to Arkansas basketball next season. Knox joins D.J. Wagner, Trevon Brazile and Billy Richmond III as returnees from a team that caught fire toward the end of the season and reached the Sweet 16. Advertisement More: Four-star in-state forward JJ Andrews commits to Arkansas basketball, John Calipari More: John Calipari announces three Arkansas basketball players will return next season Most mock drafts did not have Knox being selected in either round of this summer's NBA Draft. Now, the 6-foot-6 forward returns to school hoping to boost his draft stock in a second college season. Calipari didn't rule out a last-minute addition when speaking to reporters during the annual Razorback Road Show earlier this month, but the Arkansas roster might be finalized for next season with Knox officially in the fold. Wagner and five-star freshmen Darius Acuff Jr. and Meleek Thomas will be the primary guards. Knox and Richmond are both swing options who can play guard or forward. Four-star freshman Isaiah Sealy could carve out some playing time, but he'll be behind those two in the rotation. Advertisement In the front court, there's going to be three primary options in Brazile, Malique Ewin and Nick Pringle. Brazile is the stretch-four, while Pringle and Ewin bring different styles at center. Pringle is bigger and more traditional. Ewin brings unique ball-handling and creativity to the position. The final wild card is Karim Rtail, a 6-foot-8 freshman from Lebanon. Knox started 24 games as a freshman. He averaged 8.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and one assist while shooting 46.2% from the field and 35% on 3-pointers. He was also an ace defender, routinely drawing the one-on-one assignment to guard the opposing team's best offensive player. Knox's college career started off slow, and he failed to score more than seven points in his first five SEC games. But when Boogie Fland went down with an injury, Knox stepped into an increased role and rose to the challenge. Mar 27, 2025; San Francisco, CA, USA; Arkansas Razorbacks forward Karter Knox (11) dribbles downcourt during the second half against the Texas Tech Red Raiders during a West Regional semifinal of the 2025 NCAA tournament at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Eakin Howard-Imagn Images He reached double figures in scoring in 10 of his final 18 games, including a 20-point performance against Texas Tech in the Sweet 16. He scored 15 points, grabbed nine rebounds and recorded four blocks in the Round of 32 victory over St. John's. Advertisement Knox was a McDonald's All-American and a five-star recruit in the Class of 2024. He was the first high school recruit to commit to John Calipari after the Hall of Fame coach left Kentucky and arrived in Arkansas. Karter's older brother, Kevin Knox, played for Calipari with the Wildcats and was the 2018 SEC Freshman of the Year. Jackson Fuller covers Arkansas football, basketball and baseball for the Southwest Times Record, part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach him at jfuller@ or follow him@jacksonfuller16 on X, formerly known as Twitter. This article originally appeared on Fort Smith Times Record: Karter Knox will return to Arkansas basketball, withdraws from NBA Draft
USA Today
22-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
March Madness: Arkansas' Trevon Brazile hit with flagrant 1 to help spur St. John's run
March Madness: Arkansas' Trevon Brazile hit with flagrant 1 to help spur St. John's run Show Caption Hide Caption Defending champs UConn vs No. 1 seed Florida leads Sunday slate Mackenzie Salmon previews the best games during Sundays slate of games in the round of 32 including the defending champs UConn taking on Florida. Sports Seriously A second-round NCAA Tournament game between St. John's and Arkansas that was widely billed as a meeting between coaching rivals Rick Pitino and John Calipari has been a physical contest between their respective players. At one point, it even required a trip for the officials to the replay review monitor. Arkansas forward Trevon Brazile was called for a flagrant 1 foul with 6:10 remaining in the first half after a physical confrontation with Red Storm big man Zuby Ejiofor while the two were boxing out for a rebound on a missed 3-pointer by St. John's. REQUIRED READING: Rick Pitino and John Calipari aren't friends, but mutual March Madness respect is obvious Originally ruled a common foul, the officials went to the monitor and, after a relatively brief review, the foul was upgraded to a flagrant 1. A flagrant 1 foul is one deemed to be 'excessive in nature' or involve 'unnecessary contact,' though the latter isn't based on the severity of the contact. Trevon Brazile was assessed a Flagrant 1 foul for this illegal box out.#MarchMadness — TSN (@TSN_Sports) March 22, 2025 Ejiofor made one of his two free throws and added a dunk on the ensuing possession. The sequence proved to be consequential, as it was part of a 10-2 run in which the Red Storm turned an early eight-point deficit into a tie game. It wasn't the first altercation between Brazile and Ejiofor, who had been jawing at each other a few minutes earlier. CBS rules analyst Gene Steratore initially disagreed with the call, believing it to be a common foul, but after the flagrant ruling was issued, he noted that he changed his mind, having seen one of Brazile's arms making contact with Ejiofor's head and neck area. Arkansas went into the half with a 35-32 lead over St. John's, the Big East regular-season and tournament champion.
Reuters
13-03-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
SEC tournament roundup: Arkansas hangs on to defeat South Carolina
March 13 - Trevon Brazile scored 16 points Wednesday and Jonas Aidoo added a double-double as No. 9 seed Arkansas built a 20-point lead, then barely held on to eliminate 16th-seeded South Carolina 72-68 in the first round of the Southeastern Conference tournament in Nashville. Aidoo finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds as the Razorbacks (20-12) advanced to a second-round matchup Thursday with No. 8 seed Ole Miss. Johnell Davis added 14 points, including two foul shots with 2.5 seconds left to seal the outcome, and D.J. Wagner chipped in 13 points plus six assists. Collin Murray-Boyles scored a game-high 20 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for the Gamecocks, who finished their season with a 12-20 record. Jamarii Thomas added 16 points and Jacobi Wright hit for 13 plus four assists. Texas 79, Vanderbilt 72 Tre Johnson and Tramon Mark scored 19 points each to help the 13th-seeded Longhorns hold off the 12th-seeded Commodores in a Southeastern Conference tournament first-round slugfest. The Longhorns won despite not making a field goal in the final 6:17. Texas (18-14) -- considered a bubble team to make the NCAA Tournament -- advanced to play rival Texas A&M, the No. 5 seed, in the second round on Thursday. Texas and Texas A&M split their two games this season. Jordan Pope added 14 points, Arthur Kaluma scored 11 and Jayson Kent took 10 rebounds for Texas. Vanderbilt's Jason Edwards led all scorers with 20 points while Tyler Nickel had 14. The Commodores now await their fate for the NCAA Tournament. Mississippi State 91, LSU 62 Josh Hubbard scored 26 points and the No. 10 seed Bulldogs routed the No. 15 seed Tigers in Nashville. Hubbard made more 3-pointers (six) than all of the Tigers combined (five), and Mississippi State finished with a 30-point advantage from beyond the arc. The Bulldogs (21-11) will oppose No. 21 Missouri, the No. 7 seed, in the second round. Jordan Sears scored 20 points, Robert Miller III had 14 and Cam Carter added 13 for LSU (14-18). Oklahoma 81, Georgia 75 Freshman Jeremiah Fears scored 29 points and led a late run that lifted the 14th-seeded Sooners to a win over the 11th-seed Bulldogs. The Sooners (20-12) strengthened their case to make the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2021. Oklahoma will oppose sixth-seeded Kentucky in the second round on Thursday. Jalon Moore scored 14 points, hitting a career-high four 3-pointers, while Fears tied a season high with four 3-pointers. The Bulldogs (20-12), who figure to be in the NCAAs for the first time since 2015, now await their tournament fate. Silas Demary Jr. led the Bulldogs with 24 points while freshman Asa Newell added 21 and a season-high 17 rebounds. --Field Level Media
