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Whitt a 'stabilizing force' in Hogs' exhibition win

FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas-Little Rock coach Darrell Walker compared Arkansas guard Jimmy Whitt's game to his own in a way following the Razorbacks' 79-64 exhibition win in Bud Walton Arena on Sunday.

Like Walker, a second team All-American guard at Arkansas in 1983, Whitt is an unlikely candidate to let a jumpshot fly beyond the now-extended 3-point line. The grad transfer from SMU plays within his skillset and rarely deviates, and that is something the coach can appreciate.

"Jimmy is an old-school player," said Walker, who ranks 18th on the Razorbacks' all-time scoring list with 1,325 points. "He’s going to try to get in the paint, the same way I did as a player.