While Arkansas men's basketball coach Mike Anderson officially announced the promotion of Scotty Thurman to full-time assistant Wednesday, Thurman has been recruiting for the Razorbacks for about a month.
Thurman and the Hogs are showing strong interest in two talented junior combination guards, Elijah Joiner, 6-3, 185 pounds, of Chicago Curie, and Mike Adewunmi, 6-5, 210, of Mansfield (Texas) Lake Ridge.
The two players said they have a good amount of interest in Arkansas after communicating with Thurman by phone, Twitter and text.
"He's a great person," Joiner said of Thurman. "He's always checking up on me making sure I'm alright and asks how school is going.