University of Arkansas Coach Eric Musselman started his relationship with five-star guard Nimari Burnett while at Nevada, but he hopes the relationship ends with Burnett in Fayetteville.
Burnett, 6-4, 185 pounds, of Napa (Calif.) Prolific Prep has more than 20 scholarship offers from schools such as Arkansas, UCLA, Southern Cal, Ohio State, Stanford, Auburn, Louisville, Arizona State and others.
He said Musselman started communicating with him last summer. Their talks are personal and often veer away from basketball.
"It's general conversations and catching up with each other and seeing how each other is doing," Burnett said.