MAGNOLIA — ESPN 4-star guard Derrian Ford of Magnolia signed his national letter of intent with Arkansas during a ceremony at the Performing Arts Center on Sunday.
Ford, 6-5, 205 pounds, had more than 20 scholarship offers from schools including Baylor, Kansas, Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Vanderbilt, Ole Miss, LSU and others.
He was named the Gatorade Arkansas Player of the Year and the Class 4A Player of the Year by the Arkansas Basketball Coaches Association after averaging 23 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists per game as a junior.
ESPN also rates him the No. 13 shooting guard and No.