FAYETTEVILLE — Former Arkansas women’s basketball coach Gary Blair first began hearing about India Lewis well before she reached junior high.
He and his staff, which included current Mississippi State coach Vic Schaefer, recruited Lewis to play for the Razorbacks for “years and years,” following her and her family to high school games and AAU events.
Their persistence paid off. Lewis signed with Arkansas after an illustrious multi-sport career at Siloam Springs High School, went on to become a three-year starter and, according to Blair, one of the three best shooting guards he coached in his 10 years in charge of the Razorbacks.