Arkansas Signs 5-Star Layden Blocker

FAYETTEVILLE – University of Arkansas head men’s basketball coach Eric Musselman announced that Layden Blocker has signed a National Letter of Intent to join the Razorback program for the 2023-24 season.

Blocker is rated as a 5-star by 247Sports Composite and is a consensus top-30 player in the country.

“We are excited to officially add Layden to our Razorback family,” Musselman said. “He is a player who has continued to improve his game and has tremendous upside. Layden is a tenacious defender and versatile floor general. He comes from a well-coached program and has experience competing against some of the best young players in the country.”

Layden Blocker
6-2, 180, G
Little Rock, Ark.  || Sunrise (Kansas) Christian Academy

• Projected by NBADraft.net to be the 20th pick in the 2024 NBA Draft
• Participated in the National Basketball Players Association Top 100 camp and was named to its 10-man All-Star team
• Participated in the USA Basketball junior national team minicamp and according to ESPN’s Jonathan Givony, “Blocker shined thanks to the energy he displayed defensively, combined with his speed, explosiveness and relentless scoring instincts.”
• As a junior and despite playing with two SI All-Americans, Blocker averaged nine points, 1.3 steals, 3.7 rebounds and posted a 3-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio for Sunrise Christian Academy (Belair, Kan.), which held down the top spot in the SB Live/SI Power 25 for most of the season.
• Played for Bradley Beal Elite in the Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL) this summer, which features some of the top high school basketball talent in the nation. He averaged 15.8 points per game, 5.8 rebounds, and 4.1 assists in 27 minutes per game.
• Played at Little Rock Christian as a sophomore (2021) … averaged 20 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals per game
• All-Arkansas Preps Underclassmen selection by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette in 2019.

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