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Arkansas Basketball will not have a shortage of young talent on its roster for the 2022-23 season. There is one freshman, in particular, that is receiving a ton of buzz.
Freshman Nick Smith is one of three McDonald’s All-Americans to sign with Eric Musselman’s program for the 2022 recruiting cycle, joining Jordan Walsh and Anthony Black. Smith has already claimed SEC Preseason honors this week and has made another impressive list ahead of the season.
CBS Sports recently revealed their selections for the top 10 impact freshman for the season, and Smith checks in at No. 2.
CBS Sports’ Kyle Boone calls Smith one of the best scorers in this class.
Another candidate to lead the freshman class in scoring, Smith is perhaps the most skilled scorer entering college this season. Expect him to share the wealth with a loaded Arkansas roster, but he’ll be the No. 1 option in the end.
Arkansas signed the nation’s No. 2 class for the 2022 cycle. The class was loaded with three five-stars, three four-stars, and five players enrolled from the transfer portal.