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Whitt commits to Arkansas after 3 years away at SMU

Graduate-transfer guard Jimmy Whitt will finish his college career where he began.

Whitt (6-3, 170 pounds) committed to Arkansas on Monday. Whitt played for the Razorbacks in 2015-16 before transferring to SMU, where he averaged 12.3 points, 6.4 rebounds, 4 assists, 1.4 steals and shot 48.8 percent from the field while starting 30 games as a redshirt junior.

By transferring as a graduate student, Whitt will have one season of immediately eligibility at Arkansas.

As a sophomore, he shot 48 percent from the field and averaged 10.5 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.8 steals a game.