Meleek Thomas Shocks Basketball World: Decommits from Tennessee to Join Powerhouse Team at Arkansas”
LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas head coach John Calipari landed his second national Top 10-rated player from the class of 2025 as highly touted Meleek Thomas revealed his pledge to the Hoop Hogs on Monday.
Thomas (6-4 guard, Pittsburgh native, Overtime Elite, composite national No. 7 / 5-star prospect) chose Arkansas over two-time defending national champion UConn, Pittsburgh, Kansas, Auburn, Alabama, and Kansas State.
On Tuesday, October 22, Hogville was informed by a source that Thomas had recently made a confidential commitment to Arkansas and Calipari. Following the postponement of two earlier scheduled OVs to Fayetteville (the first in late June, the second in mid-September), Thomas made his formal visit to Arkansas over the weekend of October 4-6.
He also went to Pittsburgh, Auburn, and UConn.On Tuesday, October 22, Hogville was informed by a source that Thomas had recently made a confidential commitment to Arkansas and Calipari. Following the postponement of two earlier scheduled OVs to Fayetteville (the first in late June, the second.
It means that Arkansas is the only program in the nation that currently has two committed national Top 10 / 5-star prospects. While Thomas was making his first visit to Arkansas over the aforementioned Oct. 4-6 weekend, Acuff was also on campus making his second visit to Arkansas. Among their mutual college favorites, both players took official visits to two-time defending natioanl champion UConn before eventually pledging to Calipari and the Razorbacks.
Thomas was a standout performer for the 17U New Heights Lightning on the Nike EYBL grassroots circuit over the spring and summer, was the MVP of the Pangos All American Camp in June, was one of the top performers at the NBPA Top 100 Camp in June, and he drew rave reviews from the Overtime Elite (OTE) Combine held in late September.
