The Australian freshman took one shot but still owned the floor with eight rebounds, two blocks and a team-best plus-51.
Jeremiah Wilkinson poured in 23 points and three freshmen hit double figures as No. 12 Arkansas cruised past Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
Eight freshmen, three Top 10 opponents and shaky free throws. John Calipari explains why he’s not sure Arkansas is ready.
A step-back 3 against Gonzaga showed why this Arkansas freshman might be taking the biggest shots once conference games arrive.
Razorbacks freshman Jordan Smith Jr. is chasing a national point guard trophy that two John Calipari guards have already won.
With this many freshmen, Arkansas fans should get used to new names taking big shots. Davion Thompson was the first.
Last year’s Razorbacks got pushed around inside. Saturday’s exhibition with ranked Gonzaga shows whether these bigs can finally push back.
John Calipari and Mark Few swapped plays before Saturday’s warmup in Fayetteville and score won’t count, but the players will.
The Hogs have 11 players on NBA rosters this fall, and John Calipari’s 27 former players top every active coach.
The Hogs landing at No. 12 surprised nobody. What matters is how this young roster looks in March, not Saturday.
| Sat, Sep 5 |  | vs North Alabama | W 31-14 |
| Sat, Sep 12 |  | @ Utah | L, 43-10 |
| Sat, Sep 19 |  | Georgia | L, 45-17 |
| Sat, Sep 26 |  | Tulsa | W 34-6 |
| Sat, Oct 3 |  | @ Texas A&M | L, 34-7 |
| Sat, Oct 10 |  | Tennessee | L, 24-17 |
| Sat, Oct 17 |  | @ Vanderbilt | W 31-21 |
| Sat, Oct 31 |  | vs Missouri | L, 34-10 |
| Sat, Nov 7 |  | @ Auburn | 11:45 AM SEC Network |
| Sat, Nov 14 |  | South Carolina | 6:45 PM SEC Network |
| Sat, Nov 21 |  | @ Texas | Afternoon 2:30-3:30 PM |
| Sat, Nov 28 |  | vs LSU | Early Kickoff 11:00 AM-Noon |
