Andrews and Toure, 2 of 25 on A Pair of Player of the Year Watch Lists

FAYETTEVILLE – Razorback signees JJ Andrews and Abdou Toure are two of 25 players named to the 2026 Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Boys’ High School Player of the Year Midseason Team and the MaxPreps National Player of the Year watch list.

Andrews (Little Rock Christian) is currently rated as the 11th-best high school prospect in the nation by ESPN and 247Sports and is the consensus top-rated player in Arkansas. Although he has missed a handful of games due to injury, Andrews is averaging 34.0 points, 16.8 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.1 steals per contest. He was a preseason third team MaxPreps All-American. Last year, Andrews was the Gatorade Arkansas Boys Basketball Player of the Year and the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette All-Arkansas Preps Boys Player of the Year.

Toure (Notre Dame HS / West Haven, Conn.) is rated as high between the 30th-best and 36th-best player in the country by the major recruiting services. He recently had an impressive showing at the Hoophall Classic and is averaging 28.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.8 steals while shooting 79.5 percent from the field and 51.6 percent from 3-point range. He is a two-time Connecticut MaxPreps Player of the Year and was the 2025 Gatorade Connecticut Boys Basketball Player of the Year.

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