At the Hawgs Illustrated Sports Club on Wednesday, Arkansas volleyball coach Jason Watson provided the backstory to the program’s initial recruitment of Romani Thurman, the daughter of basketball great Scotty Thurman who committed this week.
I grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma and went to Arkansas Razorback Basketball Camp many times. My high school, Booker T. Washington (back-to-back state champions) tried to mirror the Hogs' style.
Little Rock Christian’s Romani Thurman, the daughter of former University of Arkansas basketball great Scotty Thurman, orally committed to play volleyball for North Carolina on Sunday.
Arkansas basketball great Scotty Thurman joins Richard Davenport this episode to look back at his recruitment experience and the late-night call from Coach Nolan Richardson that led to his commitment to the Razorbacks.