HawgBeat – Jersey numbers announced for Arkansas hoops’ newcomers

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Most of Arkansas’ newcomers — and there are quite a lot of them — arrive on campus over the weekend and can undergo exercises over the summer time.

Will probably be a essential time for head coach Eric Musselman, as he tries to mould a roster that features simply two returning scholarship gamers, six incoming freshmen and 5 transfers.

A wholly new roster additionally means new jersey numbers to study. The UA introduced the uniform assignments Wednesday morning…

Returning gamers (no adjustments)

4 – Davonte Davis

20 – Kamani Johnson

21 – Cade Arbogast*

45 – Lawson Blake*

*walk-on

Incoming freshmen

0 – Anthony Black

3 – Nick Smith Jr.

5 – Joseph Pinion

12 – Barry Dunning Jr.

13 – Jordan Walsh

23 – Derrian Ford

Switch additions

1 – Rickey Council IV

2 – Trevon Brazile

11 – Jalen Graham

15 – Makhi Mitchell

22 – Makhel Mitchell

Listed below are some tidbits on the picks…

~Black will inherit the No. 0 from departing senior Stanley Umude. It’s the identical quantity he wore at Duncanville Excessive and on the McDonald’s All-American Recreation. Different gamers to put on the single-digit 0 embody Jaylen Barford, Gary Ervin, Justin Smith and J.J. Sullinger.

~Smith is again in No. 3, the quantity he had at Sylvan Hills, after carrying No. 14 at North Little Rock and on the McDonald’s All-American Recreation. He inherits the quantity from departing senior Trey Wade and different previous gamers to put on it embody Alex Dillard, Dusty Hannahs and Andrew Lang.

~The newest gamers to put on No. 13 had been Likelihood Moore, walk-on Emeka Obukwelu and Dustin Thomas. That’s the quantity Walsh — who wore No. 23 in highschool — will don as a freshman. The perfect gamers to put on 13 for the Razorbacks are Sonny Weems and Brandon Dean, in addition to Mason Jones throughout his first yr on campus.

~Pinion’s No. 5 has been an excellent quantity for the Razorbacks in recent times, because it was worn by Au’Diese Toney this previous season and Moses Moody the yr earlier than that.

~Dunning will put on No. 12, the identical quantity he wore at McGill-Toolen Excessive. The final Arkansas participant to put on that quantity was KK Robinson his freshman yr. Different previous Razorbacks to put on No. 12 embody Clint McDaniel, Jannero Pargo and Kareem Reid.

~Sporting the quantity made well-known by Michael Jordan, Derrian Ford inherits No. 23 from Connor Vanover. Previous gamers with that quantity embody Olu Famutimi, Teddy Gibson, Julysses Nobles and Tarik Wallace.

~With Davis returning with No. 4, Council switched to No. 1 after carrying 4 at Wichita State. He inherits the quantity from departing senior J.D. Notae. Probably the most notable No. 1 in UA historical past might be Isaiah Joe.

~Makhel Mitchell will get to stay with the No. 22 that he wore at Maryland and Rhode Island, however his twin brother, Makhi, is switching to No. 15 after beforehand carrying No. 21 (Arbogast’s quantity). Previous 15s embody Rotnei Clarke, Eric Ferguson, Mason Jones and Dwight Stewart. Previous 22s embody Pat Bradley, Jerry Carlton and Almer Lee.

~With Ford getting No. 23, Brazile switched to No. 2 after carrying 23 at Missouri. Previous gamers to put on No. 2 embody Adrio Bailey and Alandise Harris.

~Graham wore No. 24 his first two years at Arizona earlier than switching to No. 2 final yr and might be in yet one more new quantity this yr, getting No. 11. He inherits the quantity from Chris Lykes and different previous Razorbacks to put on it embody Lee Mayberry, B.J. Younger and Jalen Tate.