Arkansas has added a big man and an eighth signee to the 2018 class.
Ibby on Twitter
I’m grateful to God for everything, and thankful to my family for all their continuous love and support. When the opportunity presented itself for me to come home and represent the Razorbacks, I jumped on it. There’s no place like home????????. #WPS #COMMITTED
Center Ibby Ali committed to the Razorbacks and made the announcement via Twitter. He visited Arkansas on Friday.
Ali, a 6-10, 235-pounder from Nigeria, signed with Baylor in April, then received a release from his national letter of intent. Utah, Tulane, Syracuse, Georgetown others showed interest.
He began playing basketball in 2014 after arriving in Arkansas, where he now calls home.
“I chose to be a Razorback because of the opportunities,” Ali said to Richard Davenport at WholeHogSports.com in a story Monday. “I had a lot of other options but choosing to stay home was just really big thing for me. My personal goal here is to obviously get better and to help Coach (Mike) Anderson win a championship.”
Ali attended Southwest Christian Academy in Little Rock his first two years and his junior year at Little Rock Catholic.
He averaged 4 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.2 blocks while shooting 50 percent from the field as a senior at Maumelle High School in 2017.
