John Calipari has brought in another talented group of freshmen to Arkansas for his second year at his new SEC home. Calipari had one of the top freshmen classes in the nation annually when he coached at Kentucky and after making the move from Kentucky to Arkansas in April 2024, many of those top freshmen followed Calipari to the Arkansas basketball roster last season. That resulted in a Sweet 16 appearance for Calipari despite a losing record in SEC play. Arkansas still went 22-14 overall while going 8-10 in arguably the toughest conference in college basketball history, as 14 of 16 SEC teams made the 2025 NCAA Tournament. If you love the Razorbacks, or want the latest roster updates and college basketball transfer portal news, be sure to see what the proven team of insiders are saying at HawgSports.com, the 247Sports affiliate that covers Arkansas.
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Calipari has already secured one top-five recruit from the Class of 2025, according to rankings by 247Sports, and there’s another who could be following. Nate Ament, a 6-foot-9 power forward who is ranked No. 4 in the nation by 247Sports, remains uncommitted and visited Arkansas on March 8. This is far from a conclusion that Ament will land at Arkansas as the forward is considering schools like Kentucky, Duke and Tennessee, but Calipari is one of the top recruiters in the nation and will make a hard push at landing Ament.
The Razorbacks current Class of 2025 is highlighted by point guard Darius Acuff Jr., who is ranked No. 5 overall by 247Sports. Arkansas would be the only school with two top-10 freshmen, let alone two top-five freshmen, next season if they land Ament to form a dangerous guard-forward combination. Arkansas has also signed No. 12-ranked Meleek Thomas, the No. 2 leading scorer in the Overtime Elite at 26.8 points per game last season, as Calipari is once again showing off his ability to bring top recruits to whatever school he is coaching. Get the latest Arkansas basketball roster news at HawgSports.com.
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Calipari is expected to go after some big names in the transfer portal, and the HawgSports.com staff has all the latest news involving incoming and outgoing transfers. You can only see the latest updates at HawgSports.com.
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