Arkansas landed another offensive lineman from the transfer portal on Tuesday when former Tennessee Volunteer guard Addison Nichols went public with his decision. Nichols, 6-5, 325, will have three years of eligibility remaining when he officially joins the Razorbacks in January.
Nichols made his decision after visiting Georgia Tech, Clemson, and Arkansas last week. He had great things to say (VIP) on Sunday about his time with Razorback head coach Sam Pittman and new offensive line coach Eric Mateos. While Nichols played mostly guard as a reserve lineman in Knoxville, he practiced at center and is expected to get a shot at earning the job with the Razorbacks.
Prior to his brief spell on the sidelines, Beasley was shooting 47.8 percent overall and 45.1 percent from beyond the arc. Needless to say, the veteran guard lost a bit of his rhythm during his time away from the court: “If you look at my history I haven’t missed too many games in my career and most of it’s been because of my kids, so to have an illness was tough for me because I want to stay in rhythm obviously,” Beasley said, via Jim Owczarski of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. “Giannis passed me the ball last game (vs. the Spurs) and I didn’t shoot it and he told me, ‘Shoot the ball.’ I’m like, what am I doing? Guess it was first game back.”
Unfortunately for Beasley, he didn’t fare too well in his second game back. Then again, there really is no major cause for concern here. It should only be a matter of time before Beasley finds his shot again — especially with Giannis and the rest of the Bucks having so much confidence in him and his ability to shoot the lights out.
