FAYETTEVILLE -- Willy Kouassi put up modest numbers for the Kennesaw (Ga.) State basketball team last season, but there was plenty of recruiting interest in the 6-10, 230-pound graduate student who averaged 4.6 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.3 blocked shots.
Along with Arkansas, teams that recruited Kouassi included Ole Miss, Memphis and BYU.
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Arkansas at Wake Forest
WHEN 6 p.m. Central Friday
WHERE Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Winston-Salem, N.C.
RECORDS Arkansas 3-3; Wake Forest 5-2.
RADIO Razorback Sports Network
TELEVISION None
INTERNET SEC Network-Plus
SERIES Wake Forest leads 4-3
"He's a 6-10 guy being available, and I think more important he's a good kid and has good grades," Razorbacks Coach Mike Anderson said of why several notable programs wanted Kouassi.