Former Arkansas high school star and University of Kansas college standout Nick Bradford knows a big-time basketball player when he sees one.
He is certain that he saw one Friday night at the Class 6A state tournament in North Little Rock junior center and highly-coveted Arkansas 2022 recruiting target Kel’el Ware (7-0, 210).
Ware had 18 of his game-high 26 points in the third quarter while also grabbing 13 points and blocking 4 shots as the Charging Wildcats routed Rogers 68-25 in a quarterfinal round match-up.
“Man, I love his game,” said Bradford, former Fayetteville star who played for the Jayhawks from 1996-2000 and was NBA star Paul Pierce’s roomate as a freshman.