With the NBA Draft a little more than a month away, Darius Acuff Jr. returned last week to the place where his basketball ...

When NBA scouts discuss the next generation of elite scoring point guards, comparisons between Trae Young and Darius Acuff Jr. continue to surface. While Acuff is still developing at the college level ...

Gold medalist with USA Basketball and MVP at the 2024 FIBA U18 AmeriCup. Ranked third nationally in scoring (23.5 ppg) and ninth in three-point field goal percentage (44.0%). Paced the SEC in scoring, ...

CHICAGO — The Nets, more than any team in the NBA, desperately need a star. And that’s exactly what Brooklyn target Darius Acuff Jr. vows he’ll be. The talent-starved Nets have lacked a face of the ...

COMING UP. >> IN MORE BREAKING NEWS OUT OF THE SPORTS WORLD. ARKANSAS MEN’S BASKETBALL ALL-AMERICAN GUARD DARIUS ACUFF JUNIOR HAS OFFICIALLY MADE HIS NBA DRAFT DECISION. A PLAYER WHO MIGHT JUST BE ...

Potential top-five pick Darius Acuff Jr. has made his NBA Draft intentions official. The Arkansas guard said on ESPN’s “NBA Today” on Wednesday he would enter the 2026 NBA Draft. Acuff is considered a ...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Darius Acuff Jr. of Arkansas has declared for the NBA draft after a freshman season in which he was a consensus first-team All-American and the nation's third-leading scorer.

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Darius Acuff Jr. arrived at Arkansas with immense expectations. And yet ...

Darius Acuff Jr. added another major honor to his remarkable freshman season by winning the Bob Cousy Award, presented annually to the top point guard in college basketball. The Arkansas standout ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Darius Acuff Jr. bent over, stared to the floor and wrapped two clenching hands around his knees. The pose was common across his freshman season with Arkansas basketball. In second ...

FAYETTEVILLE – The Atlanta Tipoff Club today announced Darius Acuff Jr. as 1 of 4 finalists for the Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy, which annually identifies the nation’s most outstanding player. The ...

University of Arkansas basketball player Darius Acuff Jr. comes from a long line of basketball players Ezra Shaw/Getty ; Darius Acuff Jr./Instagram Darius Acuff Jr. was born and raised in Detroit by ...