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10 2021 NWA COLLEGE BASKETBALL PREVIEW | 11.7.2021 STANLEY UMUDE CLASS Gr-Senior HEIGHT 6-6 WEIGHT 210 POSITION Guard HOMETOWN San Antonio, Texas HIGH SCHOOL Warren High School LAST SEASON Averaged 21.6 points per game at South Dakota, which ranked ninth nationally. THE SKINNY Umude is a graduate transfer from South Dakota, where he played for four seasons. … Was named first-team All- Summit League twice including last season. … Graduated in spring 2021 with a general studies degree. … Has scored 1,520 career points with 549 rebounds. … Has scored in double-figures in 71 of 75 starts over his career. … Recorded five double-doubles last season. JD NOTAE CLASS Senior HEIGHT 6-2 WEIGHT 190 POSITION Guard HOMETOWN Covington, Ga. HIGH SCHOOL Newton High School LAST SEASON Averaged 12.8 points, which ranked third on the team, and 1.44 steals per game. THE SKINNY After sitting out the 2019-20 season after transferring from Jacksonville, Notae was named the Bleacher Report National Sixth Man of the Year last season and the SEC Coaches Sixth Man of the Year. … Scored 21 points to go with 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals against South Carolina, the first Razorback to produce those numbers in a game since 1997. … Scored 27 points against Missouri in the SEC Tournament. … Scored 14 points in the Elite 8 game against national champion Baylor. KHALEN ROBINSON CLASS Sophomore HEIGHT 6-0 WEIGHT 180 POSITION Guard HOMETOWN Little Rock HIGH SCHOOL Oak Hill (Va.) Academy LAST SEASON Appeared in just 11 games before a season-ending foot injury. Scored 15 points in his first game. THE SKINNY Was ranked the 36th best incoming freshmen by 247Sports.com. … Played high school basketball at both Bryant and Episcopal Collegiate in Little Rock before transferring to Oak Hill Academy for his senior season. … At Oak Hill, averaged 10.7 points, 7.5 assists, 4.8 rebounds and 3.7 steals per game. … At Bryant, averaged 18 points and 4 rebounds per game as a junior, and was named all-state as a sophomore at Episcopal Collegiate. … Was named 2020 All-State by MaxPreps Virginia as a senior at Oak Hill. … Played a season-high 21 minutes against Lipscomb before his injury. TREY WADE CLASS Gr-Senior HEIGHT 6-6 WEIGHT 220 POSITION Forward HOMETOWN Marietta, Ga. HIGH SCHOOL South Cobb High School LAST SEASON Averaged 6.8 points and 5.6 rebounds last season at Wichita State. THE SKINNY This is Wade's fourth college after playing one season each at South Plains (Levelland, Texas) Junior College and UTEP. … Played two seasons at Wichita State, starting 47 games. … Graduated last spring from Wichita State with a general studies degree. … Pursuing a master's degree in adult and lifelong earning at the University of Arkansas. DAVONTE DAVIS CLASS Sophomore HEIGHT 6-4 WEIGHT 180 POSITION Guard HOMETOWN Jacksonville, Ark. HIGH SCHOOL Jacksonville High School LAST SEASON Averaged 12.3 points and 6.7 rebounds per game in the post-season. THE SKINNY Had an immediate impact as a true freshman last season, starting the last 14 games of the season. … Hit the game-winning shot against Oral Roberts in the Sweet 16. … Names to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll. … Had 20 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals against Georgia. … Had 15 points and 6 rebounds against Texas Tech in the NCAA Tournament. … In addition to hitting the game-winning shot against Oral Roberts, also scored 16 points with 8 rebounds. … Scored 14 points in the Elite 8 game against Baylor. … Was named all-state 4 times at Jacksonville High School and a two-time All-Democrat- Gazette First Team selection. JAXON ROBINSON CLASS Sophomore HEIGHT 6-6 WEIGHT 185 POSITION Guard HOMETOWN Ada, Okla. HIGH SCHOOL Ada High School LAST SEASON Played in 14 games at Texas A&M with a season-high of 7 rebounds against LSU. THE SKINNY Started 4 games for the Aggies last season, scoring 6 points in three different games. … Robinson was rated a four-star recruit by 247sports.com, ESPN and Rivals. com coming out of Ada High School. … Averaged 15.4 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game as a junior at Ada, helping the team reach the Class 4A state tournament berth and a 21-6 record. CONNOR VANOVER CLASS Junior HEIGHT 7-3 WEIGHT 215 POSITION Forward HOMETOWN Little Rock HIGH SCHOOL Baptist Prep LAST SEASON Started 27 games after sitting out the previous season after transferring from Cal. THE SKINNY One of just three players nationally to have at least 50 blocked shots and 20 3-pointers in a season. … Recorded 51 blocked shots, which ranked third in the SEC. … Over the final 1o games of the regular season had 25 blocked shots. … Scored 23 points and had 8 rebounds in his first game as a Razorback against Mississippi Valley State. … Had 16 rebounds against North Texas. … Averaged 7.5 points and 3.0 rebounds as a freshman at Cal including a career-high 24 points against Stanford. … Played at Baptist Prep for three seasons before transferring to Findley Prep as a senior. … Led Baptist Prep to back-to-back state championships and scored more than 1,000 career points with 700-plus rebounds. … Was a member of the Team USA U16 and U17 teams and helped his team win a gold medal at the 2015 FIBA Americas championships. … His mother Robyn was a member of the Arkansas women's basketball team from 1986-89. LAWSON BLAKE CLASS Freshman HEIGHT 6-10 WEIGHT 225 POSITION Forward HOMETOWN Fayetteville HIGH SCHOOL Fayetteville High School LAST SEASON Averaged 13 points and 7 rebounds per game at Link Year Prep. THE SKINNY Played at Fayetteville High School before transferring to Link Year Prep for his senior season. … As a junior at Fayetteville, averaged 4 points and 3 rebounds per game for the Purple'Dogs. ARKANSAS MEN'S PLAYER CAPSULES BY CHIP SOUZA