Freshman Basketball Star to Return for Sophomore Season at Arkansas

By: Nitya Kumar

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.- Even though The Razorbacks did not advance in March Madness, Freshman Basketball Star, Daniel Gafford announced today via Twitter video that he will not enter the 2018 NBA Draft.

Gafford was selected to the Southeastern Conference’s all-freshman team this season after averaging 11.8 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. He also shot 60.5 percent from the field and averaged 2.2 blocks in 22.6 minutes per game.

Head coach Mike Anderson released a statement saying, “Obviously this is great news for us. He’s the centerpiece to what we are doing here, and this gives him the chance to build on the tremendous freshman year he had. Daniel is a special player and the sky is the limit for him.”