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Vanover officially commits to joining Musselman with Razorbacks

Connor Vanover left Arkansas to play at California, but Wednesday morning announced the 7-foot-3 center with an outside shot is coming back and will be Eric Musselman’s second committed transfer.

He played for Baptist Prep in high school, leading them to a state championship in 2016.

Initially Vanover chose Memphis over Arkansas, Alabama, Ole Miss and others, but de-committed when Tubby Smith was fired, then chose Cal-Berkeley.

He started 15 games as a freshman, playing in 28 and averaging 7.5 points, 3 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game. He was 46.9 percent from the field, including a 35.5-percent average on 76 3-point attempts.

He had a career-high 24 points in the last regular season game against Stanford, going 9-of-12 from the field.

He will sit out a season, then have three years left starting in 2020.