Head coach John Calipari and the Arkansas Razorbacks are “heavily involved” in Tennessee transfer Jonas Aidoo, according to Jeff Goodman of Field of 68.
Goodman also reported Baylor, North Carolina and Alabama as three other teams that have a chance to land Aidoo, who is a 6-foot-2 former five-star prospect from Charlotte, North Carolina. Aidoo also has his name entered in the 2024 NBA Draft.
As a junior in 2023-24 for the Volunteers, Aidoo averaged 11.4 points and 7.3 rebounds per game while making 51.5% of his shots from the field. An AP First Team All-SEC selection, Aidoo also averaged 1.8 blocks and 1.0 assists per game last season.
Aidoo had a double-double of 23 points and 12 rebounds in a 92-63 win over Arkansas inside Bud Walton Arena on February 14. He scored a career-high 29 points on Dec. 12 against Georgia Southern and pulled down a career-high 15 rebounds on Jan. 13 at Georgia.
Aidoo took a huge step forward as a junior after averaging just 5.1 points and 4.9 rebounds as a sophomore in 2022-23. He scored just 2.1 points and had 2.2 rebounds in 19 total games as a freshman in 2021-22.
He was originally committed to Marquette, but a coaching change sent the former No. 2 center recruit in the country to the Volunteers. Aidoo still has a year of eligibility if he decides to return to college.
Arkansas currently has one scholarship player on the projected 2024-25 roster — Kentucky transfer big man Zvonimir Ivisic. To see HawgBeat’s complete 2024-25 Arkansas basketball roster tracker, click here.
