Since 1976, this month-long observance has been celebrated throughout the U.S. So, it’s expected, at some point over the weekend or next week, Arkansas will have lost a second player to the NBA.For those that do not know, February is "Black History Month" throughout the United States and Canada. He likely wouldn’t be in the top three of next year’s draft and he has seen first-hand what can happen with a run of bad luck in college. It’s hard to imagine a scenario in which Black returns to Fayetteville. Or, about the spot Smith was projected over the winter. Sam Vecenie at The Athletic has Black being selected No. The 6-foot-7 point guard went from a player expected to be taken late in the first round or early in the second to a guy who has leapfrogged Smith in the hierarchy and is now a likely lottery pick himself. Instead, as Smith’s injuries limited him, Black stepped into the primary ball-handling and No. Also a freshman last season, Black arrived to Fayetteville as an expected left-hand-man to Smith. Now, even with Ricky Council and Jordan Walsh still with decisions, most of Arkansas’ fan base is looking at guard Anthony Black. Both were projected first-round picks at some point. Both were in their first season with the Razorbacks. The two were tied together for various reasons. Later in the day, sophomore forward Trevon Brazile announced he would return to Arkansas for another season. Of the five players on the Arkansas basketball team who were in legitimate consideration for the NBA, decisions have come from two of them.įreshman guard Nick Smith Jr., unsurprisingly, announced his intention to enter the NBA draft early Thursday morning.
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