On a warm day in mid-May, Dusty Hannahs emerged from the Pulaski Academy gym dripping with sweat.
He had been putting up jumpers for two hours and was ready for a break and a visit with former Pulaski Academy teammate and Arkansas football player Hunter Henry. The two chatted briefly before Hannahs headed back to the gym for more shooting.
The work has paid off for Hannahs, a junior shooting guard for the Hogs.
Heading into Wednesday’s key SEC road game against Florida, the Little Rock native is averaging a team-leading 17 points per game and is having one of the better seasons among newcomers in the league.