FAYETTEVILLE — DaShaun Stark has been added to the Arkansas men’s basketball roster as a walk-on.
The former Springdale High guard began his career at Drury, a Division II program in Springfield, Missouri, where he played for two seasons before transferring to Arkansas to focus on school.
With eight players from last year’s team no longer on the roster for various reasons, several friends and family members encouraged Stark to try out for the Razorbacks.
“To be honest, I thought I had put down basketball forever,” Stark said. “A lot of my family and friends said, ‘Arkansas needs bodies.