Calipari, Arkansas staff hit road for first live evaluation period to see 2025, 2026, 2027 prospects at various grassroots hoops events

By Kevin McPherson
on 2024-05-21 13:57 PM

By Kevin McPherson

BRYAN, Texas — Arkansas head coach John Calipari and his coaching staff spread out to various grassroots basketball events during the first live evaluation period of the spring for Division I coaches.

Calipari and staffer Bruiser Flint started out here for the Adidas 3SSB event on Friday before Calipari moved on to the Nike EYBL event on Saturday and Sunday in Indianapolis, Ind., where he met up with Arkansas associate head coaches Kenny Payne and Chin Coleman while Flint remained at the Adidas event through Sunday.

Here is Hogville’s day-by-day breakdown (includes video highlights, video interviews, and updates) detailing who Hog coaches were watching and prioritizing …

Friday, May 17 …

* Here in Bryan-College Station, TX, on Fri for day one of Adidas 3SSB live eval period (1st wknd of 2024 that D1 coaches can attend grassroots hoops events) … covering Arkansas Hawks incl ’25 Nat’l No. 36 @TerrionBurgess & ’25 Nat’l No. 95 @Krob_one4 plus other 5* Hog targets

* Arkansas HC John Calipari @CoachCalArk is courtside right now watching 2025’s Nate Ament, & Kaden Magwood & 2026 Latrell Allmond of 17UTeam Loaded (VA) vs. 17U Southern Assault (TX) at Adidas 3SSB on Fri in Bryan-College Station, TX …

* 2025 Hog target & composite Nat’l No. 18 / 5-star Nate Ament @NateAment15 (6-9 CF, Highland School in Va.) talks about his Arkansas recruitment & Head Hog John Calipari; had 25 pts (7-12 FGs, incl 5-9 from 3, & 6-6 FTs) w/Cal courtside in 17U Tm Loaded VA’s 70-61 win vs SoAssault

* Arkansas HC John Calipari @CoachCalArk is courtside right now watching 2025’s Terrion Burgess @TerrionBurgess (Arkansas Hawks) & Darryn Peterson (Phenom United) at Adidas 3SSB on Fri in Bryan-College Station, TX …

* Bruce Pearl, Mark Pope, Bill Self, Jake Diebler, Steve Pikiell and assistants from UCLA, Baylor, Arkansas, Alabama, Michigan, Michigan State and others in attendance for Oakland Soldiers vs The Family.

Darius Acuff, Tyran Stokes and AJ Dybantsa amongst others featured.

* With Arkansas HC John Calipari courtside, 2025 Nat’l No. 3 / 5-star Darryn Peterson @PetersonDarryn (6-5 G, Huntington Prep) was scintillating & unstoppable while dropping a 32-piece in 17U Phenom United’s 73-68 win vs Arkansas Hawks on Fri at Adidas 3SSB … he wants to visit UA

* With Arkansas HC John Calipari looking on, ’25 Hog interest & Nat’l No. 36 / 4-star Terrion Burgess @TerrionBurgess (6-9 CF, Benton) had dbl-dbl = 15p, 11r, 5a, 1b in 17U Arkansas Hawks’ 73-68 loss Fri to Phenom United @ Adidas 3SSB … TB talks early-period commit-&-sign plans

* With Arkansas HC John Calipari looking on, 2025 Arkansas target & Nat’l No. 5 / 5-star Koa Peat @kpeat10 (6-8 F, Perry HS in AZ) had a beast-mode game in 17U Compton Magic’s win over 17U Game Elite on Fri @ Adidas 3SSB live eval session in Bryan-College Station, TX …

* With Arkansas HC John Calipari looking on, ’25 Nat’l No. 87 / 4-star Kaden Magwood @nonoisemade_k3 (6-3 G, Oak Hill Academy) had 18 pts in 17U Team Loaded VA’s 70-61 win vs. 17U Southern Assault on Fri @ Adidas 3SSB …

* More from Adidas 3SSB on Fri …

-’25 5* Darryn Peterson @PetersonDarryn floater gm & pull-up J w/@CoachCalArk watching (reels 1 & 3)

-’25 4* Terrion Burgess @TerrionBurgess gets and-1 w/Cal watching (reel 2)

-Arkansas State HC @CoachBHodgson & UA staffer @bruflint14 (reel 4)

Saturday, May 18 …

* Fri recap / Adidas 3SSB

-Calipari (AR), Drew (BU), Oats (AL), Izzo (MSU), Scheyer (Duke), Woodson (IU), Davis (UNC) all noticably locked in post-portal-frenzy

-Top performers: ’25s Darryn Peterson, Koa Peat, Nate Ament, Terrion Burgess

-Stock 👆’25s Luke Moore & Kaden Magwood

* With Arkansas HC John Calipari courtside on Fri, 2025 Hog target & Nat’l No. 5 / 5-star Koa Peat @kpeat10 (6-8 F) had 11p, 6r, 3s in 17U Compton Magic’s win over 17U Game Elite @ Adidas 3SSB live eval event in TX… on Sat, Peat talked about his Arkansas interest & recruitment

* John Calipari and Mark Pope conversing courtside for 8AM #EYBL matchup.

* Mark Pope, Jon Scheyer, Nate Oats, Jim Larranaga, Dan Hurley, Kevin Young, Todd Golden and assistants from UCLA, North Carolina, Oregon, Iowa, Michigan and many others here for Nightrydas vs SFG.

Brayden Burries, Cameron Boozer, Cayden Boozer, Caleb Wilson and more featured.

* UConn’s Danny Hurley, Alabama’s Nate Oats, Baylor’s Scott Drew, Kentucky’s Mark Pope and Arkansas’ John Calipari are among those watching 2025 Five-Star Plus+ SG Meleek Thomas this morning at EYBL.

* Day 2 at Adidas 3SSB live eval event …

-Arkansas staffer Bruiser Flint @bruflint14 courtside watching 17U Utah Prospects vs. 17U Game Elite (reel)

-Arkansas State HC @CoachBHodgson courtside watching 16U Arkansas Hawks (2026s Anthony Hester @Anthester223 & RJ Young @RJYoung0)

* Arkansas staffer Bruiser Flint @bruflint14 now courtside watching 16U Arkansas Hawks (2026s Anthony Hester @Anthester223 & RJ Young @RJYoung0) vs. 16U Upward Stars

* Arkansas staffer Bruiser Flint @bruflint14 is now courtside watching 16U Wildcat Select vs. 16U Team Loaded VA @ Adidas 3SSB live eval event on Sat in TX

* Source on the ground in Indy tells me it was Arkansas associate HC Chin Coleman who was just courtside to watch 2026 Hog target & Nat’l No. 13 / 5-star JaShawn “JJ” Andrews @JJAndrews2026 (6-6 wing, LRChristian) in Nike E16 action …

* Making above the rim plays like this one w/Arkansas staffer @bruflint14 in attendance, ’25 Hog target & Nat’l No. 36 / 4* Terrion Burgess @TerrionBurgess (6-9 CF, Benton) has a dbl-dbl @ halftime = 12 pts & 11 rbs as 17U Arkansas Hawks trail 17U Upward Stars 30-27 at @adidas 3SSB

* ’25 Hog target & Nat’l No. 36 / 4* Terrion Burgess @TerrionBurgess (6-9 CF, Benton) had a dbl-dbl = 16 pts & 17 rbs, but 17U Arkansas Hawks lost to 17U Upward Stars, 60-59, on Sat at @adidas 3SSB live eval event in TX …

* Reels from 2025 Hog target & Nat’l No. 36 / 4* Terrion Burgess’ @TerrionBurgess (6-9 CF, Benton) dbl-dbl = 16 pts & 17 rbs in 17U Arkansas Hawks 60-59 loss to 17U Upward Stars on Sat at @adidas 3SSB live eval event in TX …

* Also, LSU, Oklahoma State, Colorado State, Arizona, Michigan, Ole Miss, Arkansas

* John Calipari checking out Darius Acuff, who he has an offer out for

* & Nat’l No. 36 / 4* Terrion Burgess @TerrionBurgess (6-9 CF, Benton), who had his 3rd dbl-dbl in as many gms this wknd @ Adidas 3SSB = 19 pts, 11 rbs, 4 asts, 2 stls in 17U Arkansas Hawks’ 68-63 loss vs. New World; TB avg 16.7p, 13.0r, 3.5a

* 2025 Hog target & Nat’l No. 36 / 4* Terrion Burgess @TerrionBurgess (6-9 CF, Benton) had his 3rd dbl-dbl in as many gms this wknd @ Adidas 3SSB = 19 pts, 11 rbs, 4 asts, 2 stls in 17U Arkansas Hawks’ 68-63 loss vs. New World in Sat night … TB avg. 16.7p, 13.0r, 3.5a in 3 gms

* Arkansas staffer @bruflint14 moved courtside to courtside to see 2025 Hog targets 5* Darryn Peterson @PetersonDarryn (reel 1), 5* Nate Ament @NateAment15 (reel 2), 5* Koa Peat @kpeat10 (reel 3), & 2027 Bruce Branch III @bkbranch3 — ALL played in 7 pm games Sat @ Adidas 3SSB …

* Auburn asst coach Corey Williams @CoachWilliams12 & Arkansas staffer Bruiser Flint @bruflint14 chat it up Sat night @ Adidas 3SSB live eval event in TX …

Sunday, May 19 …

* From the trenches on day three Sunday of the first live eval period of the spring as we’re at the Adidas 3SSB event in TX … Arkansas HC @CoachCalArk & staffer @bruflint14 have been here watching, among others, 5-stars @PetersonDarryn @NateAment15 @kpeat10 & 4* @TerrionBurgess

* Dusty May of @umichbball and John Calipari from @RazorbackMBB are taking in @nightrydaselite vs @AllOHSelect17u

Luke Murray of @UConnMBB is here too

May has an offer out on 4 ⭐️ Dorian Jones, who will visit in June

This one features the Boozer twins and 5 ⭐️ Caleb Wilson

* Kentucky HC Mark Pope courtside Sunday morning for 17U Arkansas Hawks vs. 17U Dream Vision on final day of Adidas 3SSB live eval session in TX …

* …. also … Houston HC Kelvin Sampson plus coaches from Arkansas (@bruflint14), Ole Miss (@CoachFlanigan), Vandy, Oklahoma State, & others have been courtside Sunday for 17U Arkansas Hawks vs. 17U Dream Vision …

* Source on the ground in Indy tells me Arkansas HC John Calipari was courtside Sunday morning to watch 2026 Hog target & Nat’l No. 13 / 5-star JaShawn “JJ” Andrews @JJAndrews2026 (6-6 wing, LRChristian) in Nike E16 action …

* With Arkansas staffer @bruflint14 courtside for 17U Arkansas Hawks game vs. Dream Vision on Sunday @ Adidas 3SSB …

-’25 @Lukemoore32_ paint bucket (reel 1)

-’25 @Krob_one4 triple (reel 2)

-’24 @JosephHoops2 dunk (reel 3)

* Busy stretch upcoming for 2025 Hog target & Nat’l No. 36 / 4* Terrion Burgess @TerrionBurgess (6-9 CF, Benton, 17U Arkansas Hawks)

-Adidas event in ATL (May 24-26)

-Adidas mini camp (May 27-28)

-Adidas EuroCamp in Venice, Italy (May 29-June 4)

-NBPA Top 100 Camp (June 8-13)

* Arkansas was courtside over the wknd to see 2026 Hog target & Nat’l No. 33 / 4-star Jacob Lanier @IamJacob2026 (6-6 G, Maumelle) during Nike E16 action in Indianapolis …

(Last updated: 2024-05-21 13:57 PM)