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NCAA | Nick Smith Jr. takes power in Arkansas

Even if the cuvée of leads for the 2023 Draft will be this season dominated by two phenomena who do not play in the NCAA, Victor Wembanyama and Scoot Henderson, the fact remains that the university championship, as every year, will always be the main supplier of rookies for the NBA franchises.

Among the big names on the college circuit for this 2022/23 season are Nick Smith Jr. A modern fullback, a “combo-guard” par excellence capable of being a “playmaker” as well as a scorer who can finish in the circle and create his shot, the native of Arkansas is a “freshman” for the program of his home state, the Arkansas Razorbacks.

Ranked in the first position of the best players of the class of 2023, he was a star in high school, and will maintain this status this season, when he is unanimously considered as a potential choice of the Top 5 of the Draft 2023.

All this at only 18 years old, within a team expected to take center stage nationally this season, as evidenced by their 10th place in the Associated Press pre-season Top 25, and of which he will be the leader. offensive, on the most important position in the NCAA.

Not impressed for a penny

In short, the expectations surrounding the young leader are certainly substantial. But that doesn’t really seem to bother him, as the confidence he displays when he brings up the subject suggests.

I always played against players older than me, so I always had something to prove. It will be the same this year, I hear in particular that, due to my status as ‘freshman’, I will not be able to accomplish such and such a thing. It doesn’t matter, I don’t care. They will see. » did he in fact launch, before warning that he did not come to Arkansas, for what will probably be his only college season, to make friends. ” And I’m a competitor, I hate to lose. I am very serious and meticulous in my approach to the game. »

An unshakeable confidence that goes hand in hand with his game as explosive as it is elegant, which has seduced his coach for some time now and which should allow him to navigate serenely in the waters, sometimes agitated for a “freshman”, of the NCAA .

I think he is used to meeting expectations. It was like that already when he was in high school. said Eric Musselman. ” He’s the kind of player who moves with such elegance, as if he were on roller skates. Aesthetically, he is a very pleasant player to watch, since he can play defense in various ways. He will be able to play in both fullback positions for us and for us his future is bright. »

Photo credit: KNWA Fox 24

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