( Andy Shupe)
Anthony Ruta leads a drill Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, during practice in the university practice facility in Fayetteville. Visit nwaonline.com/210929Daily/ for the photo gallery.
Class of 2023 small forward Kaden Cooper has emerged as one of the hottest prospects this spring, and Arkansas assistant coach Anthony Ruta is in hot pursuit.
ESPN national recruiting director Paul Biancardi mentioned Cooper as one of the standouts of the April 22-24 Adidas event in Spartanburg, S.C.
“His athleticism was high end,” Biancardi said. “He had good strength, excellent lateral quickness and good open-court speed and a vertical bounce that was high level.