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#SigningStories: Vera Ojenuwa

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2 years ago

April 25, 2024

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April 25, 2024

FAYETTEVILLE – Arkansas women’s basketball head coach Mike Neighbors and staff have signed 6-4 forward Vera Ojenuwa. The Lagos, Nigeria native spent her freshman season at Barton Community College, where she was a KJCCC All-Conference First Team recipient.

Vera Ojenuwa (Veer-uh Oh-jen-uh-wa) | F | 6-4 | Lagos, Nigeria | Orhuwhorun/Barton CC

#SigningStories, as told by Arkansas women’s basketball head coach Mike Neighbors

5,541 nautical miles from Fayetteville, Arkansas is the city of Lagos, Nigeria.

For perspective, that’s the equivalent of driving from Bud Walton Arena to Little Rock and back 30 times.

That’s also the hometown of our newest Razorback, Vera Ojenuwa.

A chance meeting at the local juice bar on MLK introduced us to a family member who lives locally and mentioned he had family that was in our area.

We learned from Osahen that Vera that had moved to the states to play basketball and began college at Barton County Community College in Kansas. A few phone calls to her Coach Alan Clark and we knew we wanted Vera to become a future Razorback.

Her accolades… were the obvious draw…

But the real clincher was her official visit to campus. Vera is kind, warm and dedicated to her game and her education.

Help us welcome Vera and her family!

THE ACCOLADES:

All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference First Team selection, being one of two freshmen on the 10-member first team
For Barton CC, started in 27 of 30 game appearances, averaging 13.6 points and 10.4 rebounds per game (both paced the team) with a 47.8 field goal percentage
Her 10.4 rebounds per game average was the sixth best single season average in program history and her 311 total rebounds marked the eighth most in program history
Tied for third in rebounds per game and fourth in field goal percentage in the conference
Logged four 20-point games, including a career-high 28 points and 23 rebounds (fifth most boards in school history) for a double-double vs. Pratt
Registered 19 games with 10+ rebounds and was a walking double-double with 16 throughout the season
Tabbed Region VI Women’s Basketball All-Tournament Team
Named KJCCC Player of the Week and National Player of the Week after shooting 57 percent from the field, averaging 25.5 points and 20.5 rebounds per game in a pair of Barton victories
Helped team set program record, allowing just 54.0 points per game and logged the fourth best defensive rebounding average (30.7) in school history, as Ojenuwa had 7.3 defensive boards per game

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OPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: Reasons to be skeptical on Arkansas’ PBS claims | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

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8 hours ago

January 14, 2026

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John Brummett

jbrummett@arkansasonline.com

John Brummett’s career in news began when he was in high school, as a part-time reporter for the Arkansas Democrat. He moved to the Arkansas Gazette in 1977.

He wrote a political column for the Gazette from 1986 to 1990. He was an editor for the Arkansas Times from 1990 to 1992.

In 1994, his book, “High Wire: From the Back Roads to the Beltway, the Education of Bill Clinton,” was published by Hyperion of New York City. He became a columnist with the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette in 1994. In 2000, he signed a deal with Donrey Media Group, now known as Stephens Media, and wrote for them for 11 years.

He rejoined Democrat-Gazette as a columnist on Oct. 24, 2011.

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Arkansas basketball guard Karter Knox probable to face South Carolina

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20 hours ago

January 13, 2026

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Arkansas basketball guard Karter Knox probable to face South Carolina

FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas basketball sophomore Karter Knox is probable to play against South Carolina, according to the SEC Availability Report released on Tuesday, Jan. 13.

John Calipari said Knox suffered a hip pointer injury during the No. 17 Razorbacks (12-4, 2-1 SEC) 95-73 loss to Auburn over the weekend. Arkansas returns to action against the Gamecocks on Wednesday, Jan. 14.

Calipari said he didn’t know the exact moment when Knox was hurt against Auburn, but it occurred during the first period as Knox did not play after halftime. He finished the night with zero points in seven minutes.

During his weekly radio show on Monday, Jan. 12, Calipari confirmed Knox had not practiced since the loss to Auburn.

This is not the first time Knox has dealt with an injury this season. He missed the opening game of the year with a toe sprain. The second-year guard is averaging 8.6 points and five rebounds while shooting a team-best 43.5% from 3-point range.

If Knox can play, he would get the chance to go against his older brother for the first time in their respective college careers. Kobe Knox is a redshirt senior at South Carolina after transferring from South Florida before the season.

If something changes before tipoff and Karter is sidelined, one of Billy Richmond III or Meleek Thomas will start against the Gamecocks.

Richmond would be a seamless replacement on the defensive end, although he is not as good of an outside shooter. Richmond is averaging 8.6 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.5 assists.

Thomas would be the aggressive pick on offense. The five-star freshman is Arkansas’ second-leading scorer with 15.4 points per game.

The biggest question is whether Calipari would go deeper into his bench to replace Knox in Arkansas’ eight-man rotation. Isaiah Sealy has been the Hogs’ ninth man this season, but he’s only averaging 8.9 minutes and has appeared in four games since the beginning of December.

Jackson Fuller covers Arkansas football, basketball and baseball for the Southwest Times Record, part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach him at jfuller@usatodayco.com or follow him @jacksonfuller16 on X, formerly known as Twitter.

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