Former Florida State forward Malique Ewin commits to Arkansas basketball, John Calipari

Arkansas basketball and John Calipari rebuilt their frontcourt by the switch in a two-hour span.

Former Florida State ahead Malique Ewin dedicated to the Razorbacks Tuesday afternoon. He shared the choice on his social media pages.

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Earlier within the day, Calipari secured his first dedication of the offseason from South Carolina huge man Nick Pringle.

Ewin senior averaged 14.2 factors, 7.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists in simply 26.2 minutes per recreation throughout his first season with the Seminoles. He began his profession at Ole Miss earlier than going to the junior school route and spending two seasons at South Plains Neighborhood Faculty.

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In accordance with 247Sports, Ewin was the No. 3 ranked junior school participant within the 2024 class when he signed with Florida State. The Georgia native was a top-100 participant popping out of highschool.

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At 6-foot-11 and 230 kilos, Ewin has the scale to carry up contained in the paint towards SEC competitors. He is a powerful rebounder who does most of his injury close to the basket and hasn’t taken a 3-point try in 44 Division I video games.

What separates Ewin from different huge males are his ball-handling and creativity. Ewin can provoke the offense after grabbing a defensive rebound and ran loads of inverted pick-and-rolls throughout his lone season at Florida State.

He can go to a wide range of ending strikes across the basket because of good footwork and contact across the rim, and Ewin is able to beating defenders one-on-one within the submit. He grabbed 3.1 offensive rebounds per recreation and shot 65.3% from the free-throw line.

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Jackson Fuller covers Arkansas soccer, basketball and baseball for the Southwest Occasions Report, a part of the USA TODAY Community. Attain him at [email protected] or observe him @jacksonfuller16 on X, previously often known as Twitter. 

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