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Arkansas Basketball: Analyzing grad transfer commits for 2020-21 season

By Drew Schmelzer

FAYETTEVILLE, AR - NOVEMBER 30: Mascot of the Arkansas Razorbacks waves the flag before a game against the Northern Kentucky Norse at Bud Walton Arena on November 30, 2019 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)
FAYETTEVILLE, AR - NOVEMBER 30: Mascot of the Arkansas Razorbacks waves the flag before a game against the Northern Kentucky Norse at Bud Walton Arena on November 30, 2019 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) /
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The overall impact of these transfers

The SEC is as loaded as it has ever been heading into 2020-21, but like Arkansas, a lot of teams in the hunt for a conference title are relying on transfers to play big roles. This puts Arkansas in a uniquely strong position given how Musselman puts teams together.

Obviously, none of the three grad transfers are going to be a real replacement for Mason Jones, but if you compare the guys that transferred out of the program, in Jalen Harris and Reggie Chaney, to the guys Arkansas brought in, Smith, Jackson, and Tate, it’s a net positive for this team. While I don’t get into graduate transfer class rankings, you would be hard-pressed to find a better three guys than Musselman has brought to Fayetteville.

There are no sure things in the SEC going into this season, so why can’t Arkansas win an SEC title? I don’t think it’s out of the question. Pragmatically, I see the Razorbacks as the #4 team in the SEC behind Kentucky, Ole Miss (might surprise many, but they are loaded) and Tennessee with Alabama and Texas A&M right behind them.

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All in all, this is going to be one of the best SEC basketball seasons we’ve had in quite some time, and on paper, it looks like Musselman has built his contender just the way he wants it, with a heavy dependence on experienced transfers.

He’s got the conference right where he wants it.

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