The superintendents of North Little Rock and Pulaski County Special School Districts in a joint statement announced both have have signed the appropriate documentation with the Arkansas Activities Association to allow a student-athlete to play basketball for the Charging Wildcats for the 2021-2022 season.
ESPN 5-star prospect and North Little Rock guard Nick Smith Jr., an Arkansas commitment, is the student-athlete in question.
He transferred to North Little Rock after playing the previous three seasons at Sylvan Hills. Smith was recently ruled ineligible to play basketball this season after an AAA a member school reported a violation.