Darius Acuff Jr., Nation’s #1 PG, Signs with Razorbacks

FAYETTEVILLE – Darius Acuff Jr., the top-ranked point guard for the class of 2025 by three services, signed a National Letter of Intent with Arkansas, Razorback head coach John Calipari announced.

Darius Acuff Jr.
6-2, 180, G
Detroit, Mich. || IMG Academy (Fla.)
X – @DariusAcuff •  Instagram – @dariusacuff5

Publication Rating National Rank Positional Rank State Rank
247Sports 5 Star 5 1 PG 2 FLA
ESPN 5 Star 8 1 PG 1 MICH
On3 Composite 5 Star 9 1 PG 2 FLA
247 Composite 5 Star 12 2 PG 3 FLA
Rivals 5 Star 13 4 PG
On3 4 Star 22 4 PG 4 FLA

High School:

  • Named to the 2024-25 Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Boys High School Player of the Year Top Watch List (1 of 50)
  • Listed 12th on the 2026 NBADraft.net Mock Draft and 14th on NBADraftRoom.com.
  • 2024-25 Preseason MaxPreps 2nd team All-America.
  • #11 on the USA TODAY High School Sports basketball rankings: Top 15 players in the 2025 class.
  • 2023-24 MaxPreps honorable mention All-America and second team Junior All-America.
  • As a junior, averaged 20.4 points and 5.5 assists per game for IMG Academy, helping the Ascenders post a 20-9 record and rank sixth in the final MaxPreps poll.
  • Also in 2023-24, led all players with 21.4 scoring average while ranking second in assists (3.7 avg) in the 12 games of the EYBL Scholastic
  • Averaged 23.9 points and 3.6 assists for The Family in the 2024 Nike EYBL spring circuit.
  • Played at Cass Technical HS in Detroit before transferring to IMG Academy for his junior season.
  • As a sophomore, named the 2023 MaxPreps Michigan High School Basketball Player of the Year and second team MaxPreps Sophomore All-America.
    • Averaged 21.4 points and 5.7 assists as a sophomore and led Cass Tech to the 2023 MHSAA Division 1 title.

TEAM USA:

  • 2024 FIBA Men’s U18 AmeriCup: Tournament MVP and named to the All-Star Five … Led the USA to a gold medal … Averaged 17.8 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 4.0 assists … In the championship game against Argentina, scored 26 points, had nine assists, six rebounds, and three steals.
  • 2024 Men’s Junior National Team October minicamp.
  • 2023 Men’s Junior National Team October minicamp.

 

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