Arkansas signee and North Little Rock guard Nick Smith Jr. has become the second Arkansan to be declared the No. 1 prospect in the nation.
247 Sports has released updated rankings and Smith is the new No. 1 recruit. Former Razorbacks great and NBA veteran Corliss Williamson was also ranked No. 1 as a senior at Russellville in 1992.
Smith, 6-5, 185 pounds, is the first in-state player to be ranked No. 1 in the recruiting services era.
He is ranked the No. 2 prospect nationally by Rivals and No. 3 by ESPN.
Smith’s resume includes being selected to play in the McDonald’s All American Game, the Jordan Brand Classic, where he was named MVP, and representing USA Basketball at the 2022 Nike Hoop Summit in April.