NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. — Arkansas basketball coach Eric Musselman’s conversations with 5-star shooting guard Nimari Burnett are frank and to the point.
“I just like how he keeps it real,” Burnett said. “How he’s straightforward and how he pushes his guys to be the best. That’s a type of coach I want to be associated with.”
Burnett, 6-4, 185 pounds, of Napa (Calif.) Prolific Prep, has more than 20 scholarship offers from schools such as Arkansas, UCLA, Auburn, Southern Cal, Ohio State, Stanford, Louisville, Arizona State and others.
He and Team Why Not suffered a heartbreaking 85-84 loss to Mokan Elite in the Nike EYBL Peach Jam Championships on Sunday with Arkansas assistant Clay Moser on hand.