With Karter Knox now officially returning to the Arkansas basketball program, the focus shifts to the fate of his frontcourt running mate: Adou Thiero.
The explosive 6’8” junior forward has long been assumed to be the more likely of the two to stay in the NBA Draft because of his age and the sense that he might have already peaked in college.
Last week, the 21-year-old Thiero posted photos on TikTok of him at the NBA Draft lottery with a caption of “36 days,” indicating a countdown to the draft. That was right after CBS’ Matt Norlander said he believes Thiero and Karter Knox will “both wind up back at Arkansas.