Arkansas was all the time going to have one of the thrilling groups in males’s faculty basketball this season. Coming off back-to-back Elite Eight appearances, the Razorbacks signed one of many easiest recruiting courses within the nation — headlined by three McDonald’s All-Americans — and in addition introduced in some severe expertise on the switch market. While Arkansas’ prime freshmen Nick Smith Jr. (a projected top-five NBA draft decide) has but to take the courtroom this season with a knee harm, the upperclassmen have the staff off to an undefeated begin up to now.
Arkansas beat South Dakota State, 71-56, on Wednesday evening in a sport that can solely be remembered as a result of it featured the early front-runner for faculty hoops’ dunk of the yr. Trevon Brazile, a 6’10 huge man who transferred in from Missouri over the offseason, drove baseline and reached again for a mammoth tomahawk slam proper on the pinnacle of a South Dakota State defender. Watch the play right here:
What a name by the Arkansas announcers. Here’s one other have a look at it:
You understand it’s an enormous dunk when LeBron James is posting about it on social media.
Star freshmen Jordan Walsh (10 factors, three steals) and Anthony Black (5 factors, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals) are coming alongside properly for Arkansas too. This staff goes to be actually, actually good. Something tells me they may be displaying this dunk on replays deep into this yr’s NCAA match.