As a former Arkansas basketball player and assistant coach and the current Little Rock Parkview basketball coach, Scotty Thurman has a unique perspective on the current level of talent in the state.
He has seen the 10 players in the 2022-24 classes that the Razorbacks have offered, including a pair of seniors-to-be in Magnolia guard Derrian Ford (6-4, 205) and North Little Rock forward Kel’el Ware (7-0, 210).
Ford and Ware, ranked 38th and 68th in 247 Sports’ 2022 national rankings, both begin official visits to Arkansas on Tuesday.
“I think there is a lot of talent in Arkansas and I think there always has been,” Thurman said.