Arkansas forward Adou Thiero to remain in 2025 NBA Draft, forego remaining college eligibility

By Kevin McPherson

LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas junior Adou Thiero is remaining in the 2025 NBA Draft and will forego his remaining college eligibility.

A source on Tuesday told Hogville that Thiero (6-8 3/4-combo forward) had received at least one draft guarantee — in the second round.

Thiero minimally participated among the 80 or so draft-eligible players who took part in the NBA Draft Combine (May 11-18 in Chicago), and he took part in Klutch Sports pro day.

Prior to a knee injury that kept him out of the lineup for eight consecutive games at the end of the 2024-25 regular season and most of the postseason, Thiero led the team in scoring (15.6 points per game), rebounding (6.0), and steals (1.7) while shooting 54.8% from the field.

He did return for Arkansas’ NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen game against Texas Tech in March, contributing 1 point, 1 rebound, and 1 turnover in only 5 minutes of playing time.

Thiero played his first two collegiate seasons at Kentucky before transferring to Arkansas in the offseason.