Draft Dojo Reveals Exciting Projections for Darius Acuff Jr.’s Promising Basketball Journey!
The Arkansas guard adds to a deep class.
Darius Acuff Jr. breaks into top 5 of NBA Draft conversation originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here .
Arkansas guard Darius Acuff Jr. delivered the kind of performance Sunday that can shake up the NBA draft conversation. The dynamic freshman had for 30 points and 11 assists in 37 minutes to lead the Razorbacks past Vanderbilt in the SEC championship game, further helping his case as one of the fastest-rising prospects on NBA draft boards.
There are few doing it like him right now. Acuff controlled the game from start to finish as an explosive scoring with playmaking ability as Arkansas captured its first SEC Tournament title since 2000. He added another chapter to what has become one of the most statistically impressive freshman seasons in recent college basketball history.
The 6-foot-3 guard finished the year averaging 22. 7 points, 6. 4 assists and shooting 44.