Men's Basketball
Devo Davis ‘steps away’ from Razorbacks’ program
Senior guard likely done for season, according to UA release before game with Kentucky on Saturday at Bud Walton .
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The statement from Arkansas was short, simple and the to the point about 10 minutes before tipoff of Saturday’s game with Kentuck: “Senior guard Davonte Davis has stepped away from the program.” To a lot of folks that happened several games back.
Davis had played in all 19 games this season and started 18 of them. He and Trevon Brazile were tied as the team leaders in number of starts. Brazile was forced to sit out the game with the Wildcats due to soreness in the right knee that was surgically repaired a year ago when he tore his ACL
Davis was averaging 6.3 points per game and 4.0 rebounds this season while shooting 35% from the floor and 23% from 3-point range. It just looked all season, though, like something was off with him. He just didn’t appear engaged like he has in the past and until he sat the entire second half against Ole Miss on Wednesdy night for a “coaches decision” most had assumed he would snap out of it.
Now that apparently isn’t going to happen this sseason. In the first half against Kentucky, the Razorbacks were clinging to a 26-24 lead at halftime. Nobody appears to feel very safe with that lead. As Eric Musselman said headed to the locker room at the break, “they are trying to find their offense” in this way, but the defense is making it close.
| Thu, Aug 29 |  | vs UAPB (Little Rock) | W, 70-0 |
| Sat, Sep 7 |  | @ Oklahoma State | 11:00 AM |
| Sat, Sep 14 |  | vs UAB | 3:15 PM |
| Sat, Sep 21 |  | @ Auburn | TBD |
| Sat, Sep 28 |  | vs Texas A&M (Arl) | TBD |
| Sat, Oct 5 |  | vs Tennessee | TBD |
| Sat, Oct 19 |  | vs LSU | TBD |
| Sat, Oct 26 |  | @ Mississippi State | TBD |
| Sat, Nov 2 |  | vs Ole Miss | TBD |
| Sat, Nov 16 |  | vs Texas | 11:00 AM |
| Sat, Nov 23 |  | vs Louisiana Tech | TBD |
| Sat, Nov 30 |  | @ Missouri | TBD |
| Following is the Arkansas Sports Media High School Football Poll including the Overall Top 10, the top five in Classes 7A, 6A, 5A, 4A, 3A and 2A, plus the top three in the 8-man division, as voted by a panel of sports media from around the state for the week ending August 24. Ranking is given with first-place votes received, records, total points and ranking from last week's poll: | ||||
| OVERALL | Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. | Fayetteville (10) | 1-0 | 214 | 1 |
| 3. | Bryant (6) | 1-0 | 206 | 3 |
| 2 . | Greenwood (2) | 1-0 | 184 | 2 |
| 4. | Conway (2) | 1-0 | 167 | 4 |
| Little Rock Parkview (4) | 1-0 | 167 | 5 | |
| 6. | Bentonville | 0-1 | 106 | 6 |
| 8. | Pulaski Academy | 1-0 | 103 | 8 |
| 7. | Benton | 0-1 | 74 | 7 |
| 9. | Shiloh Christian | 1-0 | 46 | 9 |
| 10. | Harding Academy | 1-0 | 15 | — |
| Others receiving votes: Cabot 10, Marion 8, Bentonville West 7, Rogers 7, Fort Smith Southside 3, Little Rock Christian 2, Joe T Robinson 1. | ||||
| CLASS 7A | ||||
| 1. | Fayetteville (11) | 1-0 | 104 | 1 |
| 2. | Bryant (9) | 1-0 | 102 | 2 |
| 3. | Conway (4) | 1-0 | 79 | 3 |
| 4. | Bentonville | 0-1 | 40 | 4 |
| 5. | Pulaski Academy | 1-0 | 33 | 5 |
| Others receiving votes: Cabot 2. | ||||
| CLASS 6A | ||||
| 1. | Greenwood (24) | 1-0 | 120 | 1 |
| 2. | Benton | 0-1 | 91 | 2 |
| 3. | Shiloh Christian | 1-0 | 72 | 3 |
| 4. | Marion | 1-0 | 36 | 4 |
| 5. | Fort Smith Southside | 1-0 | 17 | — |
| Others receiving votes: Mountain Home 12, Jonesboro 5, Lake Hamilton 3, Sheridan 2. | ||||
| CLASS 5A | ||||
| 1. | Little Rock Parkview (25) | 1-0 | 125 | 1 |
| 2. | Harding Academy | 1-0 | 78 | 2 |
| 3. | Joe T Robinson | 0-1 | 59 | — |
| 4. | Camden Fairview | 1-0 | 34 | — |
| 5. | Maumelle | 1-0 | 20 | — |
| Others receiving votes: Greenbrier 18, Pine Bluff 12, Valley View 8, Hot Springs Lakeside 6, Farminton 4, Hot Springs 1. | ||||
| CLASS 4A | ||||
| 1. | Warren (12) | 0-1 | 96 | 1 |
| 2. | Arkadelphia (5) | 0-1 | 80 | 2 |
| 3. | Elkins (5) | 1-0 | 63 | 3 |
| 4. | Bauxite | 1-0 | 44 | 4 |
| 5. | Ozark | 1-0 | 16 | 5 |
| Little Rock Mills | 1-0 | 16 | — | |
| Southside Batesville | 1-0 | 16 | — | |
| Others receiving votes: Malvern (1) 10, DeWitt 10 Ashdown 5, Highland 4. | ||||
| CLASS 3A | ||||
| 1. | Booneville (11) | 1-0 | 102 | 1t |
| 2. | Prescott (8) | 1-0 | 93 | 1t |
| 3. | Rivercrest (4) | 0-0 | 58 | 3 |
| 4. | Salem | 1-0 | 25 | — |
| 5. | Newport | 1-0 | 23 | 5 |
| Others receiving votes: Charleston 22, Walnut Ridge 17, Fordyce 7, Bismarck 6, Mansfield 4, Lavaca 2, McGehee 2, West Fork 1. | ||||
| CLASS 2A | ||||
| 1. | Bigelow (9) | 1-0 | 84 | 2 |
| 2. | Junction City (9) | 0-1 | 79 | 1 |
| 3. | Mineral Springs (3) | 0-0 | 57 | 3 |
| 4. | Carlisle (1) | 1-0 | 45 | 4 |
| 5. | Conway Christian (2) | 1-0 | 31 | 5t |
| Others receiving votes: Marked Tree 22, Des Arc 19, Hector 10, Cross County 91) 8, Mount Ida 3, East Poinsett County 1, Mountainburg 1. | ||||
| 8-MAN SANCTIONED | ||||
| 1. | Rector (16) | 1-0 | 72 | 1 |
| 2. | Strong-Huttig (9) | 1-0 | 51 | 2 |
| 3. | Brinkley | 1-0 | 11 | 3 |
| Others receiving votes: Woodlawn 5, Cedar Ridge 4, Augusta 2. | ||||