A very happy Eric Musselman got the opportunity Monday to discuss his latest two signees and Arkansas' heralded five-player class.
North Little Rock 5-star guard Nick Smith (6-5, 185) signed his national letter-of-intent Saturday and Magnolia standout Derrian Ford (6-5, 205) followed suit Sunday.
The duo joins Morrilton’s Joseph Pinion, Barry Dunning Jr. and Jordan Walsh as five top-100 players who form the nation’s third-best recruiting class behind Kentucky and Duke, per ESPN.
"As a college coach, it's graduating your players and getting them ready for the real world,” Musselman said. “It's winning, it's attendance and it's recruiting.