Eye Opening Players This Season

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The high school basketball season was an exciting one in the state of Arkansas. In this article, we are going to highlight several prospects that lit it up on the court this season. The 2023 season was a strong one in the state of Arkansas. Here are several prospects to take a long look at to close out the season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2375081' first='Roderick' last='Williams']-Small Forward-Magnolia-6'6” 2025</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Magnolia forward had an impressive season. He is a player that is active on both ends of the court. In the process, Williams earned numerous honors this season. Williams racked up conference player of the year, all state, all conference, and all tournament honors. He is a player that is setting the stage for a strong senior season. I look for him to have a big summer on the club circuit. Williams is a player to watch out for this summer.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2021780' first='Kellen' last='Robinson']-Point Guard-Bryant-6'3” 2025</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2021780' first='Kellen' last='Robinson'] had an excellent season for the Bryant Hornets. Robinson is a player that stays active on both ends of the floor. Robinson is a consistent scorer, and he can hit from all levels of the court. During the 2023 season, Robinson racked up 24 points per game, 3.6 rebounds per game, 2.7 assists per game, and 1.1 steals per game. Robinson raised his level of play in impressive fashion this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2021432' first='Ben' last='Manuel']-Scoring Guard-Rogers Heritage-6'5” 2024</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The senior guard for Rogers Heritage closed out his high school career. Manuel did a great job being all over the court for the War Eagles this season. Manuel earned all-conference and all-state honors this season for Rogers Heritage. During the season, Manuel racked up 20.1 points per game, 4.8 rebounds per game, 1.8 assists per game, 1.3 steals per game. He had a tremendous season and is a player that has the potential to do well at the next level.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2021864' first='Kelen' last='Smith']-Scoring Guard-Jonesboro-6'1” 2025</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2021864' first='Kelen' last='Smith'] is another guard that had a strong high school basketball this season. Smith did a great job all season in stuffing the stat sheet for the Hurricane. Smith uses his speed well on both ends of the court. He racked up plenty of honors in the process. Smith earned all-state, all-conference, and all-tournament honors this season. He is a player to watch out for this offseason and on the summer circuit.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->