Arkansas freshman point guard Darius Acuff Jr. is one of 25 listed on the Wooden Award watch list, released Thursday. The Detroit native has been filling up the stat sheet for the Razorbacks all season long,

Arkansas climbs the AP Top 25 as freshman Darius Acuff Jr. collects midseason honors after delivering consecutive high-impact performances.

No. 15 Arkansas (12-3, 2-0 SEC) held on to beat Ole Miss (8-7, 0-2 SEC) in Oxford, Mississippi, on Wednesday evening. Here are three takeaways from Wednesday's game.

Razorback freshman Darius Acuff Jr. is on the Wooden Award midseason watch list, as named by the Los Angeles Athletic Club.

Okorie earned CBS Freshman of the Week honors last week after going for 30 points against Cal State Northridge. Okorie finished with at least 25 points for the seventh time this season by scoring 28 in an upset win over Louisville. He is one of the best bucket getters in the nation, regardless of class. Last week: NR

John Calipari called Darius Acuff "a beast" after the dynamic freshman lifted Arkansas basketball over Tennessee in its SEC opener.

Freshman Darius Acuff Jr. scored a career-high 29 points, including a key 3-pointer with just over two minutes left in the second half, to help No. 18 Arkansas to an 86-75 win over No. 19 Tennessee in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams.

He was was named the Jersey Mike’s Naismith Men’s College Basketball Player of the Week, the NCAA March Madness National Freshman of the Week, Dick Vitale’s Diaper Dandy of the Week, and the SEC Freshman of the Week.

Arkansas star freshman Darius Acuff Jr. had one of the best games of his young career in a win over Tennessee.