Former UConn five-star recruit commits to John Calipari’s Arkansas Razorbacks

A former UConn Huskies five-star recruit in the class of 2025 has committed to John Calipari and the Arkansas Razorbacks.

There was a time before UConn had four commitments in the class of 2025 (including three top-30 recruits in the country), the Huskies heavily pursued five-star shooting guard Meleek Thomas.

Thomas is the No. 11 player in the country according to 247 Sports and will play for Calipari and the Razorbacks. The news about Thomas was announced by all major media outlets on Monday, including ESPN’s Shams Charania.

“Overtime Elite five-star Meleek Thomas – ranked in the top 10 of the high school class of 2025 – has committed to the University of Arkansas and coach John Calipari, he told ESPN,” Charania said.

Calipari previously received a commitment from elite point guard Darius Acuff Jr., who was ranked fifth in the class of 2025 according to 247 Sports. Acuff and Thomas should form a formidable backcourt for Arkansas next season.

UConn’s incoming combination of No. 16 ranked player Braylon Mullins and No. 22 Darius Adams is the only other 2025 backcourt that compares to Arkansas’ backcourt of Acuff and Thomas from a rankings perspective.

Acuff and Thomas are expected to be unique players for Calipari.

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