Inside, Tweaky is suggesting that I do a summary of the returning/signed players. Can you pin this up in the Important Threads section? and I will work on it as I have time to give an summary overview of each player.

Josh Hagins

6-1, 180# Senior. Signed out of Airline H.S. in Louisiana. All-SBC player. In 110 career games he has averaged 10.8 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 3.3 apg, along with 126 steals and 32 blocks. He has shot 42.2% from the field, 34.4% from the arc, and 80.7% from the FT line. Currently 12th on the all-time Little Rock list in FG made, 8th in FT%, 6th in assists, and 4th in steals.
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Lis Shoshi
6-11, 210# Junior Forward.

Played last year at Howard College. Named Western Conference Defensive POY. Honorable Men All-Conference. Averaged 9.4 ppg and 9.5 rpg. Shot 51.5% from the floor and 68.9% from the line. Had 51 blocks.

Took official visits to Washington State and Texas Tech.

For the 2013-14 season at Howard, Shoshi averaged 3.2 ppg and 4.8 rpg in 15.5 minutes/game. He shot 45.9% from the field and 45% from the FT line. He had 18 blocks.
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Mareik Isom
6-9, 215# Redshirt Junior
Two-time All-District in high school, All-Region as Senior. Avg 16.5 ppg, 6.5 rpg. Shot 48% from the arc and 83% from the line.

Redshirted his first year. As a freshman he averaged 12.2 min in 29 games. 4.2 ppg, 2.1 rpg. Shot 33.1% overall and 23.8% from the arc.

Last year he appeared in all 31 games with 8 starts, averaging 15.9 min/game. 6.8 ppg, 2.9 rpg. Shot 45.9% overall, led the team with 45.0% from the arc and 86.4% from the line.
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Daniel Green
6-10, 240# Redshirt Senior
McDonald's All-Am nominee in HS. Rated 3-star by Rivals. Also had offers from California, Clemson, Marquette and Va Tech.

Freshman at Wake Forest. 27 games, 1.4 ppg and 1.7 rpg. in 7.4 min/game.

Sat out the last two seasons with injuries.
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Stetson Billings
6-5, 195# Redshirt Junior.
High school. Averaged 31 ppg and 12 rpg per game. Ranked 2-Star and 5th best prospect in Ark. by ESPN as a senior.

Freshman year. Played in 31 games, averaging 6.5 min/game, mainly in defensive roles.

Sophomore year. Played in all 31 games, avg. 9.5 min/game. 2.1 ppg, 2.4 rpg

Last year he redshirted.
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Deondre Burns
6-2, 175# Freshman

Averaged 24.6 ppg as a senior to lead the Texas 5A class in scoring. Also 4.4 rpg and 2.1 spg. All-Region. District MVP. Finished with over 1300 career points.

As a junior, he averaged 21.2 ppg. Texas 5A Soph of the Year in 2012-13.
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Maurius Hill
6-5, 220# Junior

Averaged 13.0 ppg and 9.7 rpg as a senior in HS.

Freshman year. Averaged 7.9 minutes in 28 games. 2.4 ppg and 1.3 rpg.

Sophomore year. Averaged 16.8 minutes in 25 games. 6.1 ppg and 4.4 rpg (3rd on the team). Second on the team with 37 offensive rebounds.
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Jalen Jackson
6-6, 195# Junior

High School. Averaged 18.3 ppg, 4.7 rpg. Rated 3-star recruit by Rivals, and the #59 SF in the country by ESPN.

Freshman at UCA. In 24 games averaged 21.1 min/game, 9.8 ppg, 4.3 rpg, shot 50.3% from the field and 48.4% from the arc. Had a season high of 23 points against Edwardsville.

Sophomore at NW Fla St. Averaged 18.3 ppg and 4.7 rpg. Shot 56.4% overall and 32.4% from the arc. His 101 steals was 5th in the nation.
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Marcus Johnson, Jr.
6-1, 175# Junior
1st Team NJCAA All-American
MVP of his conference

Last season averaged 16.9 ppg, 7.8 apg and 3.2 rpg. He shot 47.3% overall, 40.6% from the arc and 79.5% from the line. His 249 assists were 2nd in the nation and his 4.9 A/TO ratio was third.

Among others, he also received offers from Washington State, Loyola Chi, MTSU, Georgia Southern, Texas State, Fordham, and Charlotte.
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Kemy Osse
6-1, 208# Redshirt Junior

HS. Averaged 17 ppg, 7 rpg, 4 apg. Played for the Canadian Jr Nat'l Team.

Freshman. Played in all 32 games. Averaged 4.7 ppg and 2.1 rpg.

Sophomore. Played in 24 games before injury. 4.9 ppg, 2.1 rpg

Redshirted past season.
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Jermaine Ruttley
6-3, 200# Senior

Sophomore year at Kaskaskia College. Averaged 17.4 ppg, 6.0 rpg and 4.3 apg.

Junior year. FAMU. Averaged 17.4 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 2.1 apg. Shot 45.1% overall, 29.5% from the arc, 67.9% from the line. Had 46 steals to lead the team. He was 3rd in the MEAC in scoring and 3rd in steals.
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Roger Woods
6-5, 230# Senior

High School. Averaged 16 ppg, 9 rpg and 2 apg as a junior. Averaged 22.1 ppg and 12 rpg as senior.

Freshman. Southeastern Louisiana. Started 17 games. Averaged 4.1 ppg and 3.9 rpg.

Sophomore. Miss Gulf Coast CC. First Team All-Region.Averaged 19.5 ppg and 6.8 rpg.

Last year. Avg 11.9 ppg and 6.5 rpg. Shot 47.6% overall, 64.1% from the line and 44.8% from the arc. Led the team with 145 FT attempts (61 more than any other player).
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Oliver Black
6-9, 225# Sophomore

High school. Averaged 14 ppg, 12 rpg, 4 blocks/game. As a junior he averaged 10.1 ppg, 5 rpg and 4 blocks. MVP of 2013 North-South All-Star Game.

Freshman. Mississippi State. Averaged 1.8 ppg and 2.4 rpg in 31 games with 4 starts. Shot 48.9% overall.

Will redshirt this coming season.
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He should definitely be one of the most important players on the team this season. A proven performer with a great motor and desire to win. He's not afraid to take the last shot and has made some of them. Looking forward to a terrific season from Josh this year.

Do Mareik Isom next before you get to all the new players.

I'll try to work them both in tomorrow. As you can see, this is just the barebones overview for each player.

I'll do the rest as amendments to the initial post, not separate posts.

(06-18-2015 08:13 AM)Mr. Basketball Wrote:  

(06-17-2015 09:04 PM)MICHAELSPAPPY Wrote:  I'll do the rest as amendments to the initial post, not separate posts.

This is a TOTAL waste of time.................................

Then don't read them.
Thanks Pappy for all you do and glad you are back

(06-18-2015 08:13 AM)Mr. Basketball Wrote:  

(06-17-2015 09:04 PM)MICHAELSPAPPY Wrote:  I'll do the rest as amendments to the initial post, not separate posts.

This is a TOTAL waste of time.................................

How is it a waste of time? You want him to do them on some of your favorites, and then it's a waste of time huh? That's pretty damn ungrateful. Pappy's our keeper of the stats, records, and pretty much historian. We love and appreciate you Pappy. And I think I can speak for most everyone here, we're glad to have you back posting.

Well Said, totally agree!!!!

It's actually what I was thinking of when I asked him to do this. Quick synopsis if the roster. Nice to have with all these new players this year. Mr. Basketball , if you (or anyone for that matter) have something more to add about any of these guys please do. Playing style, strengths/weaknesses ect...

(06-18-2015 08:13 AM)Mr. Basketball Wrote:  

(06-17-2015 09:04 PM)MICHAELSPAPPY Wrote:  I'll do the rest as amendments to the initial post, not separate posts.

This is a TOTAL waste of time.................................

I'm happy you're on the board and you contribute great stuff, but why are you insulting Pappy? It doesn't even make sense. Way out of left field with that.

(06-18-2015 12:42 PM)Mr. Basketball Wrote:  My prayer................"Please God, forgive me for dishing on Pappy.....!!!! Pardon my sin. Make me a stronger person, show me the error of my way..!!!"

When you've been around a little longer, you'll certainly appreciate Pappy. I don't know what we'd do without him. Not only that, but he's a great guy and fan.

Good stuff pappy.

(06-17-2015 03:31 PM)Mr. Basketball Wrote:  

(06-17-2015 11:21 AM)MICHAELSPAPPY Wrote:  6-11, 210# Junior Forward.

Played last year at Howard College. Named Western Conference Defensive POY. Honorable Men All-Conference. Averaged 9.4 ppg and 9.5 rpg. Shot 51.5% from the floor and 68.9% from the line. Had 51 blocks.

Took official visits to Washington State and Texas Tech.

For the 2013-14 season at Howard, Shoshi averaged 3.2 ppg and 4.8 rpg in 15.5 minutes/game. He shot 45.9% from the field and 45% from the FT line. He had 18 blocks.

Do Daniel Green next............

Looks like he made a big improvement in his free throw shooting. 45% from the free throw line were Wayne Burton type numbers, which you can't afford in a big man. 68.9% are certainly acceptable. I like the blocks. If we have guys that can defend the rim, it makes it more difficult for other teams to score.

Jalen Jackson has to be the highest-ranked recruit we have had in my tenure as a fan.

Wow. And we've hardly talked about him. I recall he was the number two ranked player in Arkansas his senior season, behind Archie Goodwin. Weren't Brandon Patterson, Mike Smith and Solomon Bozeman all pretty highly ranked?

There you have it. For what it is worth, all the current roster is posted. Most of the information came from the official site, but I did pull quite a bit in from other teams' sites and the NJCAA stat site, etc.