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Reports: Arkansas lands Jeremiah Wilkinson in portal
Highly coveted guard Jeremiah Wilkinson has committed to Arkansas in the transfer portal, according to multiple reports Tuesday night.,The 6-foot-1 Wilkinson led Georgia with 17.4 points per game this season while starting 21 of 31 games. He spent one season at Georgia after playing his freshman yea...
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Arizona's sizzling shooting overpowers Arkansas
SAN JOSE -- Brayden Burries scored 23 points and fellow freshman Koa Peat added 21 as top-seeded rolled to a 109-88 win over No. 4 Arkansas in the West Region semifinals on Thursday night.,The Wildcats (35-2) matched their school record for wins by shooting 63.8% from the field and advanced to their...

Dynamic freshmen on display as Arizona faces Arkansas in Sweet 16
A pair of teams playing their best at the right time clash on Thursday night when No. 1 Arizona faces No. 4 Arkansas in the West Region semifinals in San Jose, Calif.,Arizona (34-2) has won 11 in a row, while Arkansas (28-8) is on a 7-game win streak. Each entered the NCAA Tournament hot, having won...

Arkansas freshman Darius Acuff Jr. lands historic shoe deal
Arkansas All-American Darius Acuff Jr. has a deal with Reebok to become the first NCAA men's athlete to land a signature shoe from a major U.S. brand while still in college.,Reebok head of basketball Jide Osifeso confirmed the historic agreement with ESPN on Tuesday.,A 19-year-old freshman for the R...

Dylan Darling buzzer-beater lifts No. 5 St. John's past No. 4 Kansas
SAN DIEGO -- Dylan Darling's first points of East Region No. 5 seed St. John's 67-65, second-round NCAA Tournament win over fourth-seeded Kansas on Sunday came as the buzzer sounded, sending the Red Storm to their first Sweet 16 since 1999.,St. John's (30-6) never trailed in the second half and led ...

Behind Darius Acuff, Arkansas ends High Point's dreams
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Darius Acuff Jr. had 36 points, Meleek Thomas added 19, and fourth-seeded Arkansas burst 12th-seeded High Point's tournament bubble, pulling away late for a 94-88 victory over the Panthers in the NCAA Tournament West Region on Saturday.,Acuff scored nine of the Razorbacks' last 11 ...

Coaches in elite company clash when Kansas faces St. John's
SAN DIEGO -- Only three active head coaches in Division I college basketball have won multiple national championships. Two of them meet for a berth in the Sweet 16 when Bill Self's No. 4 Kansas Jayhawks face Rick Pitino's No. 5 St. John's Red Storm on Sunday in the second round of the NCAA Tournamen...

No. 4 Arkansas keeping guard up vs. Cinderella High Point
PORTLAND, Ore. -- High Point is the last remaining No. 12 seed in the NCAA Tournament, but Arkansas coach John Calipari said that one's on the tournament selection committee. It scares him a bit.,"When you watched them play, they were probably better than that," Calipari said. "What happens is, you ...

Dunk party fuels No. 4 Arkansas' one-sided win over Hawaii
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Darius Acuff Jr. had 24 points and seven assists, Meleek Thomas had 21 points and fourth-seeded Arkansas blew out 13th-seeded Hawaii 97-78 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament West Region on Thursday.,Trevon Brazile scored 19 points and Malique Ewin added 16 points, 12 rebound...

Darius Acuff Jr., Arkansas hunt tournament win over Hawaii, 'Big Fish'
PORTLAND -- Is there a better one-on-one player in the NCAA Tournament than Arkansas point guard Darius Acuff Jr.? Hawaii might be the first to find out.,Acuff leads fourth-seeded Arkansas into the West Region first-round matchup Thursday after the SEC Freshman of the Year starred in a remarkable ru...

NCAA Tournament: Names to know before the Dance begins
While filling out your NCAA Tournament bracket, it's valuable to know the names most likely to deliver in big games ahead. ,From Duke's Boozers, to Purdue's Kaufman-Renn all the way to Uzan in Houston, we're helping you identify the difference makers setting the tone in the Big Dance. ,Darius Acuff,...

Late runs sparks Arkansas over Vanderbilt in SEC final
NASHVILLE -- Tournament Most Valuable Player Darius Acuff Jr. scored 30 points and dished out 11 assists, leading 17th-ranked Arkansas to an 86-75 win over No. 22 Vanderbilt in the Southeastern Conference tournament final on Sunday.,The third-seeded Razorbacks hit 62.5% of their 3-pointers (15 of 24...

Guard play will be key for Vanderbilt, Arkansas in SEC final
NASHVILLE -- No. 22 Vanderbilt will try to win its first Southeastern Conference tournament championship since 2012 when it meets 17th-ranked Arkansas on Sunday.,The Commodores (26-7), playing two miles from their campus, routed fourth-ranked Florida (the tournament's top seed) by a 91-74 score on S...

Lasse Johnsen's debut goal helps Kansas City earn 1st win at Galaxy
Dejan Joveljic scored a goal against his former team and Lasse Johnsen also scored in his MLS debut as Sporting Kansas City earned a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy for their first win of the season Saturday at Carson, Calif., ,John Pulskamp made four saves as Sporting KC (1-2-1, 4 points) d...

No. 17 Arkansas needs OT to end Ole Miss' SEC tournament run
NASHVILLE -- Third-seeded Arkansas got 29 points from Meleek Thomas, 24 from Darius Acuff Jr. and double-doubles from Trevon Brazile and Malique Ewen to escape with a 93-90 overtime victory over 15th-seeded Ole Miss on Saturday in the Southeastern Conference tournament semifinals.,Ewen scored 14 and...

Ole Miss strives to continue upsets in clash vs. No. 17 Arkansas
Ole Miss coach Chris Beard divided the Southeastern Conference tournament into a series of mini-tourneys.,So far, so bracket-busting good.,The 15th-seeded Rebels (15-19) built a 14-point lead and held off second-seeded and 15th-ranked Alabama 80-79 on Friday for their third straight upset to reach t...

Darius Acuff Jr. (37 points), Arkansas get past Oklahoma
Darius Acuff Jr. hit five 3-pointers among his 37 points, including a key 3 down the stretch, and No. 15 Arkansas held off 11th-seeded Oklahoma 82-79 in the Southeastern Conference tournament quarterfinals in Nashville, Tenn., on Friday.,Acuff beat the shot clock on a 3-pointer for a 79-75 edge with...