Arkansas makes cut for ESPN 5-star shooting guard

ESPN 5-star Nimari Burnett.ESPN 5-star shooting guard Nimari Burnett has included Arkansas in his top of schools.

Burnett, 6-4, 185 pounds, of Napa (Calif.) Prolific Prep, had more than 20 scholarship offers, bit narrowed his list Arkansas, Stanford, Marquette, UCLA, Auburn, Alabama, Oregon, Illinois, Michigan, Wake Forest, Arizona and Louisville.

ESPN also rates Burnett the No. 5 shooting guard and No. 21 prospect in the nation for the 2020 class. Burnett averaged 21.6 points, 5.5 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 1.5 steals per game as a junior.

In a recent interview at the Nike Peach Jam Championships, he said a trip to Fayetteville is likely.

“It’s a huge possibility that I visit,” he said.

Burnett,…