Razorbacks’ Brand of Basketball Under Calipari Continues to Rise This Week

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – It was a news heavy day for the Arkansas Razorbacks Thursday with mostly great-to-grand news across multiple sports.

Whether it was the men’s and women’s tennis program being reinstated to multiple basketball players seeing their NBA stock rise, the Razorbacks brand is steadily growing.

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For coach John Calipari’s program, developments such as Abdou Toure’s rise to official 5-star designation adds further to an already loaded signing class, while his stars at the NBA Combine continue to show why those around the basketball world are beginning to take the Razorbacks seriously.

Highly-rated wing Abdou Toure from Connecticut and originally from Guinea during a visit to the Arkansas Razorbacks in Fayetteville, Ark. | Arkansas Communications

Toure Gets Fifth Star

Arkansas sealed its No. 1 ranked class for Rivals/On3 Thursday, and No. 2 by 247Sports behind Duke despite having four 5-star signees.

Long-time small forward commit Abdou Toure has seen a rapid ascension throughout his recruitment, but has mostly been slotted around the late-20s to mid-30’s this cycle.

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After Toure was awarded back-to-back Connecticut Gatorade Player of the Year honors as well as Allen Iverson National Player of the Year following his standout senior season, 247’s latest evaluation now makes him a consensus 5-star across the three major recruiting platforms.

Toure is Arkansas’ second straight winner of the prestigious Iverson MVP award as unanimous All-American Darius Acuff won it last spring.

He averaged 25 points, seven rebounds and three assists per game to help his Notre Dame High School team win its fifth consecutive Southern Connecticut Conference tournament title and reach Connecticut’s Division I tournament semifinals.

After being left off the McDonald’s All-American Game roster, Toure went on to terrorize the field at the Nike Hoops Summit in Portland. His coming out party against top prospects across the country showed off his developed three-level…

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