FAYETTEVILLE — Veteran DeSoto (Texas) High School basketball coach Chris Dyer has had a treasure trove of talent in his 22-year tenure at the school, but only three players have ever started for him as a ninth grader.
One of those is junior star Duncan Powell (6-8, 200), a 2021 prospect who recently committed to Arkansas over offers from Ole Miss, SMU, St. Louis, TCU and Tulsa.
He is following the path that former Razorbacks point guard Jabril Durham and current Arkansas guard Mason Jones followed from Desoto to Fayetteville.
“He was on the varsity as a ninth grader,” Dyer said.