John Calipari is now 2 for 2 on landing the top-ranked player in the state since taking over the Arkansas basketball program last April, as JJ Andrews announced Thursday that he’d stay home.
A consensus four-star recruit ranked as high as No. 22 in the Class of 2026 by ESPN, the Little Rock Christian star is an even bigger prize than Springdale’s Isaiah Sealy was in the 2025 class.
It’s a welcome 1-2 punch for the Hall of Fame coach, who went through his first season with the Razorbacks without playing a single Arkansas native. (The only one on the roster, walk-on Lawson Blake from Fayetteville, missed the season with an injury.