Magnolia guard Derrian Ford (20) reacts, Friday, March 6, 2020 during a basketball game at Cardinal Arena at Farmington High School in Farmington.
After a year off because of the covid-19 pandemic, the Simmons Bank King Cotton Holiday Classic basketball tournament at the Pine Bluff Convention Center is back Dec. 27-29 with a loaded field.
The field includes some of the nation’s top high school prospects, including at least three Arkansas commitments or targets.
Magnolia 4-star senior guard and Razorbacks pledge Darrien Ford (6-5, 205), the North Little Rock 5-star senior duo of Arkansas guard commit Nick Smith, Jr.