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John Calipari and the Arkansas Razorbacks currently sit at seven scholarship players for the 2024-2025 roster, and they are set to host another transfer as well as a highly-rated prospect in the class of 2025 this weekend.
Calipari has utilized the transfer portal heavily since being hired by Arkansas on April 10, with four of the seven players currently signed to the roster coming from the transfer ranks.
He’s also not been shy about dipping into his former team, as two of the four are following him from Kentucky to Arkansas.
ALSO READ: Arkansas Basketball 2024-25 Roster Tracker
In the high school ranks, Calipari is doing at Arkansas what he’s done at Kentucky for the last 15 years. Multiple top-ranked prospects are looking at the Razorbacks as a viable option for their college careers, and while the transfer portal is an important piece in roster construction, bringing recruits in from the high school ranks can help bolster the team as well.
Here’s a quick breakdown of the two visitors Arkansas will have on campus this weekend.
A former five-star who played for Kentucky last season, Wagner is ranked the No. 61 player in the transfer portal according to Rivals.
Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports reported Tuesday Wagner will be at Arkansas this weekend. He also recently took a visit to USC, where former Arkansas head coach Eric Musselman is the head coach.
Last season, Wagner appeared in 29 total games for the Wildcats and averaged 9.9 points on 40.5% shooting, 3.3 assists and 1.9 rebounds in that span. He was named to the All-SEC Freshman team after the season.
Along with coaching Wagner last season, Calipari coached his father, Dajuan Wagner, while he was at Memphis. Dajuan was a one-and-done and was drafted with the sixth pick in the 2002 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers.
If Wagner chooses the Hogs, he’ll be the third Kentucky transfer to do so, joining Adou Thiero and Zvonimir Ivisic.
He does reportedly have a plan to visit Florida, according to Adam Zagoria, but if the visit to Arkansas goes well, there's a chance he forgoes that visit and commits to Arkansas.
Acuff is a five-star point guard, ranked No. 9 in the 2025 class according to Rivals out of IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.
HawgBeat has known about Acuff’s visit for a while, as he told Rivals’ Rob Cassidy about his plans on April 27.
“I’ve never been there, but I know it’s a great school. I’m looking forward to getting there," Acuff told Cassidy. "Cal says it’s a great place and that he’s the same old Cal, just at a new school. He told me it’s the same mission.”
Calipari offered Acuff while at Kentucky over a year ago, on April 24, 2023. He also holds offers from Kansas, Alabama, Indiana, Houston and others.
Acuff plays in Florida but is a Detroit, Michigan, native, which bodes well for Michigan’s chances in his recruitment.
In the Nike EYBL circuit last season, Acuff averaged 21.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and three assists in 12 games.
Acuff most recently took a visit to Kansas on April 19. He told Rivals’ Rob Cassidy Michigan, Kansas, Arkansas, Houston, Rutgers, Texas and Georgia Tech are most involved in his recruitment.
HawgBeat - Calipari, Arkansas to host highly-coveted recruits this weekend
John Calipari is bringing in two highly-coveted recruits for visits this weekend.
arkansas.rivals.com
John Calipari and the Arkansas Razorbacks currently sit at seven scholarship players for the 2024-2025 roster, and they are set to host another transfer as well as a highly-rated prospect in the class of 2025 this weekend.
Calipari has utilized the transfer portal heavily since being hired by Arkansas on April 10, with four of the seven players currently signed to the roster coming from the transfer ranks.
He’s also not been shy about dipping into his former team, as two of the four are following him from Kentucky to Arkansas.
ALSO READ: Arkansas Basketball 2024-25 Roster Tracker
In the high school ranks, Calipari is doing at Arkansas what he’s done at Kentucky for the last 15 years. Multiple top-ranked prospects are looking at the Razorbacks as a viable option for their college careers, and while the transfer portal is an important piece in roster construction, bringing recruits in from the high school ranks can help bolster the team as well.
Here’s a quick breakdown of the two visitors Arkansas will have on campus this weekend.
D.J. Wagner — Guard — Kentucky transfer
A former five-star who played for Kentucky last season, Wagner is ranked the No. 61 player in the transfer portal according to Rivals.
Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports reported Tuesday Wagner will be at Arkansas this weekend. He also recently took a visit to USC, where former Arkansas head coach Eric Musselman is the head coach.
Last season, Wagner appeared in 29 total games for the Wildcats and averaged 9.9 points on 40.5% shooting, 3.3 assists and 1.9 rebounds in that span. He was named to the All-SEC Freshman team after the season.
Along with coaching Wagner last season, Calipari coached his father, Dajuan Wagner, while he was at Memphis. Dajuan was a one-and-done and was drafted with the sixth pick in the 2002 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers.
If Wagner chooses the Hogs, he’ll be the third Kentucky transfer to do so, joining Adou Thiero and Zvonimir Ivisic.
He does reportedly have a plan to visit Florida, according to Adam Zagoria, but if the visit to Arkansas goes well, there's a chance he forgoes that visit and commits to Arkansas.
Darius Acuff Jr. — Point Guard — IMG Academy
Acuff is a five-star point guard, ranked No. 9 in the 2025 class according to Rivals out of IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.
HawgBeat has known about Acuff’s visit for a while, as he told Rivals’ Rob Cassidy about his plans on April 27.
“I’ve never been there, but I know it’s a great school. I’m looking forward to getting there," Acuff told Cassidy. "Cal says it’s a great place and that he’s the same old Cal, just at a new school. He told me it’s the same mission.”
Calipari offered Acuff while at Kentucky over a year ago, on April 24, 2023. He also holds offers from Kansas, Alabama, Indiana, Houston and others.
Acuff plays in Florida but is a Detroit, Michigan, native, which bodes well for Michigan’s chances in his recruitment.
In the Nike EYBL circuit last season, Acuff averaged 21.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and three assists in 12 games.
Acuff most recently took a visit to Kansas on April 19. He told Rivals’ Rob Cassidy Michigan, Kansas, Arkansas, Houston, Rutgers, Texas and Georgia Tech are most involved in his recruitment.
