Darius Acuff Jr., Nation’s #1 PG, Signs with Razorbacks

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FAYETTEVILLE – Darius Acuff Jr., the top-ranked point guard for the class of 2025 by three services, signed a National Letter of Intent with Arkansas, Razorback head coach John Calipari announced.

Darius Acuff Jr. 6-2, 180, G Detroit, Mich. || IMG Academy (Fla.) X – @DariusAcuff • Instagram – @dariusacuff5

Publication Rating National Rank Positional Rank State Rank

247Sports 5 Star 5 1 PG 2 FLA

ESPN 5 Star 8 1 PG 1 MICH

On3 Composite 5 Star 9 1 PG 2 FLA

247 Composite 5 Star 12 2 PG 3 FLA

Rivals 5 Star 13 4 PG —

On3 4 Star 22 4 PG 4 FLA

High School:

Listed 12th on the 2026 NBADraft.net Mock Draft and 14th on NBADraftRoom.com. 2024-25 Preseason MaxPreps 2nd team All-America. #11 on the USA TODAY High School Sports basketball rankings: Top 15 players in the 2025 class. 2023-24 MaxPreps honorable mention All-America and second team Junior All-America. As a junior, averaged 20.4 points and 5.5 assists per game for IMG Academy, helping the Ascenders post a 20-9 record and rank sixth in the final MaxPreps poll. Also in 2023-24, led all players with 21.4 scoring average while ranking second in assists (3.7 avg) in the 12 games of the EYBL Scholastic Averaged 23.9 points and 3.6 assists for The Family in the 2024 Nike EYBL spring circuit. Played at Cass Technical HS in Detroit before transferring to IMG Academy for his junior season. As a sophomore, named the 2023 MaxPreps Michigan High School Basketball Player of the Year and second team MaxPreps Sophomore All-America. • Averaged 21.4 points and 5.7 assists as a sophomore and led Cass Tech to the 2023 MHSAA Division 1 title.

TEAM USA:

2024 FIBA Men’s U18 AmeriCup: Tournament MVP and named to the All-Star Five … Led the USA to a gold medal … Averaged 17.8 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 4.0 assists … In the championship game against Argentina, scored 26 points, had nine assists, six rebounds, and three steals. 2024 Men’s Junior National Team October minicamp. 2023 Men’s Junior National Team October minicamp.

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