North Little Rock guard and Arkansas commitment Nick Smith Jr. will sign his national letter of intent with the Razorbacks between 6-9 p.m. on Saturday at the JJ’s Grill location on Dickson Street in Fayetteville.
Smith, 6-5, 185 pounds, accumulated scholarship offers from Arkansas, Kentucky, Alabama, Auburn, Kansas, Tennessee, North Carolina, Ole Miss, Oklahoma, Texas, Oregon and several other programs before choosing the Razorbacks. He narrowed his finalists to Arkansas, Alabama, Auburn and Arkansas-Pine-Bluff.
He will join ESPN 4-star prospects Joseph Pinion and Barry Dunning, and fellow 5-star Jordan Walsh as signees for the 2022 class.
ESPN 4-star Derrian Ford, 6-5, 205, of Magnolia, will hold a signing ceremony at the Magnolia Performing Arts Center at 5:03 p.