Arkansas Basketball Signee Bobby Portis Named McDonald’s All-American
Posted by Adam Butler on February 14, 2013
Little Rock Hall senior Bobby Portis (6’10 225), one of the most highly decorated Arkansas Razorbacks basketball signees of the last 20 years, received a super-sized accolade, today, when he was one of 24 prep seniors named to the prestigious McDonald’s All-American game.
The game will be held on April 3rd at the United Center in Chicago.
Ranked a 5-star prospect and the 17th-best player in the 2013 Class per Scout.com, Portis has also been selected to play in the Jordan Brand Classic on April 3rd and the Nike Hoop Summit on April 20th.
He and fellow Arkansas signee Moses Kingsley (6-9, 225)(the 39th-best player in the 2013 Class according Scout.com) should be a formidable frontcourt duo next season on The Hill.
The Krisburglar said
Our McDonald’s All-Americans have a history of either being some of the greatest Hogs of all-time or complete busts. There seems to be no in between. Here’s what I mean:
Olu Famutimi: 2003 MAA-Olu tore his ACL his senior year. He never truly recovered. Olu was a virtual no-show for the Hogs who showed an occasional flash of brillance. He declared for the NBA draft after his sophomore year, but went undrafted.
Glendon Alexander: 1996 MAA-Glendon also was the recipient of a knee injury which took away his explosiveness. Glendon did average 10 ppg his freshman year before transferring to Oklahoma State in the middle of his sophomore year.
Derek Hood: 1995 MAA-Derek had a fantastic career at Arkansas cementing himself in Hog fans’ memories as a phenominal finisher, great rebounder and someone who worked and played as had as anyone. Derek is on the very short list of Arkansas basketball players who scored 1,000 points and grabbed 1,000 rebounds in their career.
Kareem Reid: 1994 MAA-Kareem is either one of the best PG’s to ever play at Arkansas or the main reason with what is wrong with modern basketball depending on who you ask. Kareem’s play and stats clearly the first to be the correct statement. Kareem always gave his teammates the ball in the right situation for the best opportunity to score. He created scorers from mediocre offensive players. Reid is Arkansas’ all-time leader in assists with 748 and also owns just about every career or single game SEC assist record.
Darnell Robinson: 1993 MAA-Darnell always seem to leave Arkansas fans wondering “Why can’t you do more?” Darnell played out of shape his entire three year career at Arkansas. “Tank” average 4 rebounds a game and under 1 block a game for his career even though he was 6’11″.
Corliss Williamson: 1992 MAA-Corliss is arguable the greatest Hog of all-time. Corliss led his teams to peaks never seen before (or again) in Arkansas basketball.
Todd Day: 1988 MAA-Day is Arkansas’ all-time leading scorer. Day was an unstoppable offensive force and seemed to thrive in big game situations. A lot of fans referred to him as To__ _ay for lack of enthusiasm on the defensive side, but defense is not what made Todd day… well, Todd Day.
Lee Mayberry: 1988 MAA-Probably regarding as the most liked Razorbackand best PG of all-time, Lee never seemed to have a bad game. Lee was the rock on teams that advanced to the Sweet 16, Elite Eight and the Final Four.
Ron Huery: 1986 MAA-Ron may be the most talented player ever at Arkansas. Ron battled personal problems his entire career at Arkansas and never could never really expound upon an excitng freshman season in which he was, for the most part, unguardable on the offensive side and a stopper on the defensive side.
Andrew Lang: 1984 MAA-Lang is more known for his long NBA career which has bled over and clouded Hog fans’ memories of his career at Arkansas. I’ve heard stories from fans talking about witnessing his dominating performances and putting together 20 point and 20 rebound games. The truth is that Lang was a defensive specialist who never averaged more than 9 points and 7 boards in a season. His career averages are 6 ppg and 5 rpg.
Willie Cutts: 1982 MAA- Who? Exactly. Wllie was a superstar from Bryant, AR who seemingly (from what I read) was a big fish in a small pond and could handle the reverse. Willie averaged 2 points per game in a seeason and half before transferring to Arkansas State.
Joe Klein: 1980 MAA-Joe is one of the all-time greatest Razorbacks. Joe averaged 18 points and 9 rebounds for his career and we glad he decided to transfer from Notre Lame… I mean Dame.
Ricky Norton: 1980 MAA-Ricky was sweet shooting two guard who etched great last minute heroics in theminds of all Arkansas fans who saw him play. Ricky was never an overpowering player, but clutch. I’ll just leave you with this quote which I wish all Arkansas players and recruits would read: “I have no regrets. People ask me all time, ‘If you had to do it over again, would you have gone to Kentucky?’ I say, ‘No way.’ Arkansas is home. I love Arkansas. I love the people of Arkansas, and the university was great to me. If I had to go through the process again – even knowing what I know now – I would go to the University of Arkansas and be a Razorback.”
Andrew C. Thompson said
That was a great run-down of the McDonald’s All-Americans who went to UA. It deserved a post of its own! Thanks for sharing the info.