Darius Acuff Jr. has been the talk of the town in college basketball this season.
The five-star freshman is averaging 19.9 points and 6.2 assists entering Saturday evening’s contest against Auburn, where Arkansas basketball (12-3, 2-0 SEC) will look to improve upon its best start to league play in over a decade.
Acuff had arguably the best non-conference stretch of any guard John Calipari has ever coached. In the first two SEC games against Tennessee and Mississippi, the 6-foot-3, 190-pounder combined for 55 points and 13 assists. In six ranked matchups thus far, Acuff is averaging 21.