By JAMES MADDEN
Following Texas’ 105-85 loss at No. 20 Arkansas on Wednesday, Longhorns head coach Sean Miller was asked about Arkansas star guard Darius Acuff and his perspective of him as an opposing coach.
“In my time of 34 years, I’ve never seen a point guard better… He’s a generational player,” Miller said. “This No. 1 pick thing, I don’t know why people aren’t talking about him more. I can’t imagine anybody better.”
Acuff had another impressive performance in Wednesday’s win over Texas, tallying 28 points and 13 assists, leading Miller to draw comparisons to Hall of Famer Pete Maravich.
“He averaged 25 points a game… he shoots 40% from the three-point line,” Miller said. “He leads our league in assists. I think he’s the first player since Pete Maravich, who’s led our league in both points and assists. If you look at Arkansas as a team, the best thing they do is, they never turn the ball over. That’s because he has the ball in his hands, 80% of the time.”
Acuff is a projected top-ten pick in this summer’s NBA Draft and the leading candidate to win SEC Player of the Year.
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