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Touted Florida prospect includes Hogs in top 8

Arkansas basketball target Michael James has announced his top eight schools and included the Razorbacks.

James, 6-6, 195 pounds, of Orlando (Fla.) Oak Ridge, also listed Louisville, Alabama, Texas A&M, South Florida, Virginia Tech, Cincinnati and Oklahoma State.

“Arkansas is up there,” James said in Sunday’s Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. “They’re one of my top schools. I really like that the whole staff has NBA experience. If I want to be a pro it’s a good option to be coached by those guys. So Arkansas is high on my list.”

He averaged 18.5 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.