Razorbacks Sign Top Player In The State

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Arkansas men’s basketball head coach Mike Anderson announced on the first day of the early signing period that 6-11 forward Daniel Gafford from El Dorado, Arkansas, has signed a National Letter of Intent to join the Razorbacks for the 2017-18 season.

Gafford is ranked as the No. 1 player in the state of Arkansas and the No. 11 power forward in the 2017 class by 247Sports.com. He is rated as a four-star player by ESPN, 247Sports.com, Rivals.com, Scout.com and Future150.com and a consensus top 50 player and as high as No. 33 in the class by Rivals.com.

As a junior at El Dorado High School, Gafford averaged 14 points, 14 rebounds and six blocks per game. He participated in the Nike Elite 100 Camp and the Nike Peach Invitational with the Arkansas Team Portis Wings. Gafford participated in the MBPA Top 100 and also joined senior center Moses Kingsley at the Nike Academy in Los Angeles in July.

He is a two-time All-County, All-Conference and All-State selection and earned All-County Most Valuable Player honors following his junior campaign. He was named second team All-Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and earned Camden Fairview Holiday Classic All-Tournament honors during the 2016 season.

What Coach Anderson Is Saying
“We are really looking forward to having Daniel in a Razorback uniform,” Anderson said. “This young man committed to us as a sophomore and that really speaks to his dedication to this program. He is a tremendous athlete that can score, block shots and has a big time motor to run the floor. Daniel is oozing with potential and his ability to score in multiple ways makes him a special talent down low. He comes from a great family and we couldn’t be happier to have this high character young man join our family here at Arkansas.”

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