Arkansas enters the 2024-25 college basketball season with even more expectations than usual. The program successfully lured legendary head coach John Calipari to Fayetteville this offseason, and the team has one of the most talented rosters in the country.

The 2025 recruiting class has already gotten off to a good start. On Monday night, the team landed a commitment from Meleek Thomas. Thomas stars at Overtime Elite in Atlanta and is the top shooting guard in the class per the 247Sports Composite ranking.

2025 5⭐️ guard Meleek Thomas is coming to Fayetteville!

Let’s gooooooooooo! #WPS pic.twitter.com/Lc3xdcSdMF

— Courtney Mims (@MimsCourtney) November 12, 2024

Thomas was hosting a decision party with family and friends where he announced his decision to choose Arkansas. The talented guard is originally from Midland, PA, but moved to Atlanta to play with Overtime Elite.

Through 2 games with the City Reapers of Overtime Elite, Thomas is averaging 25 points, 3 assists, and 12 rebounds per game. Only 3 players are averaging more points than Thomas so far in the 2024-25 season.

The 247Sports Composite has Thomas as the top shooting guard in the country, the No. 2 prospect out of Georgia, and the No. 8 overall prospect in the class.

Thomas received interest from Arkansas, UConn, Pittsburgh, Kentucky, Ole Miss, and others before narrowing his options down to Arkansas, UConn, and Pittsburgh. Being from the Pittsburgh area, the Panthers were in on Thomas from the beginning.

Instead of returning home, however, the talented guard will join Calipari next season with the Razorbacks. Arkansas currently has the No. 14 class for 2025. Darius Acuff Jr. is the other 5-star prospect currently committed to the team.

Bryce Lazenby

Bryce Lazenby covers college football for Saturday Down South. A Nashville native, his previous stops include FanSided, Dimers, and The Leaf-Chronicle.