Men's Basketball
Musselman lands pair of new players in Moore, Mawein on Wednesday
Chance Moore and Akol Mawein have signed with Eric Musselman and will join the Arkansas program for the 2021-22 season, according to UA.
Arkansas coach Eric Musselman announced that Chance Moore and Akol Mawein (pronounced ah-Cole ma-Ween) have signed their letters of intent.
They will join the program for the 2021-22 season.
Moore, a 6-5 guard from Georgia, is ranked 44th nationally according to ESPN.com and the ninth-best small forward in the country.
Mawein, a 6-9 forward attending Navarro (Texas) College, is rated by 247Sports.com as the fourth-best junior college recruit in the nation and the best power forward.
Mawein, who hails from Sydney, Australia, played his junior and senior seasons of high school at Little Rock’s Southwest Cristian Academy.
Chance Moore
6-5, 195, G
Brookhaven, Ga. / McEachern HS
| ESPN.com | 4 Star | #44 Nationally | #9 Small Forward Nationally | #3 player in Georgia | #12 Player in the Southeast Region |
| 247Sports.com Composite | 4 Star | #85 Nationally | #21 Shooting Guard Nationally | #5 Player in Georgia | |
| Rivals.com | 3 Star | #121 Nationally | #31 Small Forward Nationally | – | – |
| 247Sports.com | 3 Star | #138 Nationally | #34 Shooting Guard Nationally | #8 Player in Georgia |
Participated in the Coach Wootten’s Top 150 Showcase in October 2020 … Transferred to McEachern mid-year as a junior and helped the squad reach the Georgia 7A semifinals … Averaged 21.7 points and 5.8 rebounds … Came to McEachern from Holy Innocents Episcopal HS in Atlanta and Chamblee HS prior to that … As a sophomore at Holy Innocents, named first team Class A Private All-State by HoopSeen.com and second team by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution … Was the Region 5-A North Player of the Year … Tabbed the Class A Private Sophomore of the Year by HoopSeen.com … Averaged 20.2 points and 7.0 rebounds.
Akol Mawein
6-9, 205, F
Sydney, Australia / Southwest Christian (Ark.) Academy / Navarro College
Name is pronounced “ah-Cole ma-Ween.”
| 247Sports.com | #4 JuCo Nationaly | #1 JuCo Power Forward |
| JuCoRecruiting.com | #4 JuCo Nationally | – |
247Sports rates him the best JuCo power forward in the nation and the fourth-best overall prospect in the country … Ranked the fourth-best Juco recruit in the nation by jucorecruiting.com … Averaged 13.5 points and 5.0 rebounds as a freshman at Navarro … Made 21-of-64 3-pointers … Tallied two double-doubles while scoring 20-plus points in six of his last 14 games including a season-high 31 points versus Paniola.
Attended Southwest Christian Academy in Little Rock as a junior and senior … Originally committed to play at UC Riverside under then head coach David Patrick, the current Arkansas associate head coach … Also played for the Woodz Elite program on the Nike EYBL circuit … Named to the 2019 USA TODAY ALL-USA Arkansas Boys Basketball second team (along with first team pick Davonte Davis).
Born in Sudan before moving to Egypt and then to Australia … Came to the United States to play high school basketball.
Information from Arkansas Communications is included in this story.
| Thu, Aug 29 |  | vs UAPB (Little Rock) | W, 70-0 |
| Sat, Sep 7 |  | @ Oklahoma State | L, 31-39 2OT |
| Sat, Sep 14 |  | vs UAB | W, 37-27 |
| Sat, Sep 21 |  | @ Auburn | W, 24-14 |
| Sat, Sep 28 |  | vs Texas A&M (Arl) | L, 21-17 |
| Sat, Oct 5 |  | vs Tennessee | W, 19-14 |
| Sat, Oct 19 |  | vs LSU | L, 34-10 |
| Sat, Oct 26 |  | @ Mississippi State | W, 58-25 |
| Sat, Nov 2 |  | vs Ole Miss | L, 63-35 |
| Sat, Nov 16 |  | vs Texas | 11:00 AM |
| Sat, Nov 23 |  | vs Louisiana Tech | TBD ESPN+/SECN+ |
| 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. | Bryant (18) | 8-0 | 252 | 1 |
| 2. | Conway (6) | 8-0 | 230 | 2 |
| 3. | Greenwood (2) | 8-0 | 210 | 3 |
| 4. | Little Rock Parkview | 7-1 | 171 | 4 |
| 5. | Bentonville | 5-3 | 141 | 6 |
| 6. | Benton | 7-1 | 126 | 5 |
| 7. | Fayetteville | 6-2 | 100 | 8 |
| 8. | Pulaski Academy | 6-2 | 75 | 7 |
| 9. | Rogers | 5-3 | 45 | 9 |
| 10. | Shiloh Christian | 6-2 | 40 | 10 |
| Others receiving votes: Marion 13, Valley View 9, Joe T Robinson 8, Mountain Home 4, Cabot 3, Elkins 3. | ||||
| CLASS 7A | ||||
| 1. | Bryant (20) | 8-0 | 124 | 1 |
| 2. | Conway (6) | 8-0 | 105 | 2 |
| 3. | Bentonville | 5-3 | 75 | 3 |
| 4. | Fayetteville | 6-2 | 45 | 5 |
| 5. | Pulaski Academy | 6-2 | 35 | 4 |
| Others receiving votes: Rogers 5. | ||||
| CLASS 6A | ||||
| 1. | Greenwood (26) | 8-0 | 130 | 1 |
| 2. | Benton | 7-1 | 102 | 2 |
| 3. | Shiloh Christian | 6-2 | 71 | 3 |
| 4. | Marion | 7-1 | 52 | 4 |
| 5. | Mountain Home | 7-1 | 31 | — |
| Others receiving votes: Little Rock Catholic 4. | ||||
| CLASS 5A | ||||
| 1. | Little Rock Parkview (23) | 7-1 | 127 | 1 |
| 2. | Joe T Robinson | 7-1 | 90 | 2 |
| 3. | Valley View (3) | 8-0 | 80 | 3 |
| 4. | Hot Springs Lakeside | 7-1 | 48 | 4 |
| 5. | Farmington | 7-1 | 30 | — |
| Others receiving votes: Camden Fairview 4, Maumelle 4, Morrilton 3, Greenbrier 2, Harding Academy 1. | ||||
| CLASS 4A | ||||
| 1. | Elkins (19) | 8-0 | 116 | 1 |
| 2. | Arkadelphia (5) | 6-2 | 79 | 2 |
| 3. | Little Rock Mills (1) | 8-0 | 70 | 3 |
| 4. | Warren | 6-2 | 40 | 4 |
| 5. | Malvern (1) | 8-0 | 31 | 5 |
| Others receiving votes: Dardanelle 22, Southside Batesville 11, Mena 8, Bauxite 7, DeWitt 4, Highland 2. | ||||
| CLASS 3A | ||||
| 4. | Bismarck (15) | 8-0 | 105 | 4 |
| 5. | Fordyce (4) | 8-0 | 76 | 5 |
| Prescott (3) | 7-1 | 53 | 1t | |
| 1. | Osceola (2) | 6-1 | 49 | — |
| 3. | Mayflower (1) | 8-0 | 36 | — |
| Others receiving votes: Booneville (1) 31, Rivercrest 19, Mansfield 14, Charleston 4, Rison 3. | ||||
| CLASS 2A | ||||
| 1. | Carlisle (21) | 8-0 | 121 | 1 |
| 2. | Conway Christian (4) | 8-0 | 104 | 2 |
| 3. | Des Arc | 7-1 | 66 | 3 |
| 4. | Bigelow (1) | 6-2 | 45 | 5 |
| 5. | Murfreesboro | 6-2 | 30 | — |
| Others receiving votes: Marked Tree 10, Mineral Springs 6, Junction City 5, Cross County 1, Mount Ida 1, Poyen 1 | ||||
| 8-MAN SANCTIONED | ||||
| 1. | Strong-Huttig (25) | 5-0 | 76 | 1 |
| 2. | Midland (1) | 7-0 | 50 | 2 |
| 3. | Cedar Ridge | 7-1 | 25 | 3 |
| Others receiving votes: Rector 5. | ||||