FAYETTEVILLE — Connor Vanover was a 7-3 ninth grader at Baptist Prep in Little Rock when he was offered a scholarship by former Arkansas coach Mike Anderson on July 13, 2015 — 1,962 days before his debut as a Razorback.
A dizzying journey that saw that scholarship rescinded and included trips to play high school basketball in Nevada, college basketball in California and a flirtation with Memphis in between finally came to to a happy ending — or a happy beginning — on Wednesday.
Vanover scored 23 points, grabbed 8 rebounds and blocked 3 shots — all team highs — as the Razorbacks routed Mississippi Valley State 142-62 at Bud Walton Arena.