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Current Season Stats
Adou Thiero (from Kentucky): 18.5 PPG, 5.8 RPG, 2.3 SPG
Zvonimir Ivišić (from Kentucky): 12.0 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 3.0 BPG
Johnell Davis (from Florida Atlantic): 9.5 PPG, 5.0 RPG
D.J. Wagner (from Kentucky): 7.3 PPG, 3.3 APG, 3.0 RPG, 2.0 SPG
Putting four Razorbacks in one spot makes this a top 13 instead of a top 10, but so be it.
Notably absent from this list is Jonas Aidoo, as the Tennessee transfer who averaged 11.4 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game in 2023-24 was expected to be a major piece of the Arkansas puzzle. However, Aidoo dealt with a lower-body injury in the preseason and has barely been able to play thus far.
In his stead, Big Z has emerged as quite the weapon on both ends of the floor with eight made threes and eight blocks over his last two games. He needs to get the turnovers under control, but this could be a major breakout year for the Croatian import who wasn’t cleared to play until midway through last season.
It has also already been a colossal breakout year for Thiero, who was a frequently banged-up afterthought in Kentucky’s rotation over the past two seasons. Though Arkansas lost the game, he was sensational against Baylor, going for 24 points, six rebounds and a little bit of everything else. He has now scored at least 19 in three straight games, after entering the year with 16 as his career high.
If and when the guards join the party, watch out.
Wagner was one of the highest rated recruits in last year’s class, but has only on occasion tapped into that deep well of potential. If he starts shooting better while Davis—who averaged 18.2 points and 2.9 assists per game last season—gets his groove back, Arkansas could be scary good.
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