Two Razorbacks named to early season Wooden Award watch list
The 21st-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks men’s basketball team continues to rack up individual honors.
Guards D.J. Wagner and Darius Acuff Jr. were the latest to receive recognition, as the backcourt duo was named to the early season Wooden Award Player of the Year watch list. Wagner and Acuff were two of 50 players recognized.
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Named after legendary hoops coach John Wooden, the Woden Award is given annually to the College Basketball Player of the Year.
Wagner is in his third college season, second with the Hogs, after coming to Fayetteville with second-year head coach John Calipari. Wagner was the only Razorback to start all 36 games last season and so far through four games Wagner is averaging 9.5 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 1.8 blocks per contest.
Acuff was the top-rated signee for the Hogs’ 2025 class and has already racked up a multitude of early season accolades. The freshman phenom has averaged a team-leading 19.8 points, plus 3.3 rebounds, and 4.8 assists thus far in his young career.
The Razorbacks (3-1) play the Winthrop Eagles (2-2) on Tuesday at Bud Walton Arena with tipoff set for 7 p.m. CT and the matchup will stream on SEC Network-plus.
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