Arkansas will have a heavy footprint across the 2026 NBA Summer League, with 11 former Razorbacks on rosters and Corliss Williamson getting a head coaching shot with the San Antonio Spurs.
The newest wave of Hogs is the most eye-catching. Darius Acuff Jr., taken No. 7 overall in last week’s NBA Draft, will open with the Sacramento Kings in the California Classic from July 4-6.
Sacramento’s schedule includes the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday at 4 p.m. (CDT), the Golden State Warriors on Sunday at 4 p.m.
(CDT) and the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday at 9 p.m. (CDT).
All California Classic and Salt Lake City Summer League games can be watched on NBA TV, NBA League Pass, Prime Video or ESPN+.
Meleek Thomas, drafted No. 34 overall, has already landed his first NBA contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers. The 6-3, 190-pound guard signed a four-year, $9.3 million deal with $6.4 million guaranteed for the first three seasons, and he’ll wear No.
- Thomas makes his Summer League debut July 10 at 3:30 p.m.
(CDT) on ESPN2 against the Indiana Pacers. Cleveland is coming off a trip to the Eastern Conference Finals, where it fell to the eventual NBA champion New York Knicks in five games.
Trevon Brazile rounded out Arkansas’ draft class, going No. 35 overall to the Denver Nuggets. His rookie contract details haven’t been released yet, but he’ll join a Denver team trying to get back into Western Conference contention.
Brazile, listed at 6-10 and 220 pounds, will wear No. 7 and opens Summer League on July 10 at 5:30 p.m. (CDT) against the Houston Rockets.
Acuff won’t be the only former Razorback in the California Classic. Adou Thiero is back for a second Summer League run with the Los Angeles Lakers after being selected No. 36 overall in the 2025 NBA Draft.
He missed last year’s event while recovering from the same knee injury that ended his lone season in Fayetteville. Thiero later made his NBA debut on Nov. 15 and appeared in 25 games for the Lakers last season, averaging 1.9 points and 1.1 rebounds in about six minutes a night.
Los Angeles faces the Warriors on July 3 at 9:30 p.m. (CDT).
Jonas Aidoo is also headed west, joining the Utah Jazz for Summer League after an unusual path into the NBA pipeline. He went undrafted, spent time on the Charlotte Hornets’ training camp roster, then landed with the Greensboro Swarm. Aidoo was voted to the NBA G-League All-Star game and helped the Swarm win the G-League championship while averaging 4.4 points and 8.8 rebounds.
Orlando will have a Razorback trio on its Summer League roster in Johnell Davis, Ricky Council and Au'Diese Toney. Davis went undrafted last year and played for the Osceola Magic.
Council and Toney spent last season in the G-League with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers and Noblesville Boom, respectively. Their first Summer League game is set for July 9 at 6:30 p.m.
(CDT) on Prime Video against the Charlotte Hornets.
Nick Pringle is the latest former Hog to get a Summer League call, with the Boston Celtics announcing him on Thursday. Pringle went undrafted in last week’s draft after averaging 4.6 points and 3.4 rebounds in his lone season at Arkansas.
Boston opens against the Toronto Raptors on July 10 at 8:00 p.m. (CDT) on ESPN.
Two more former Razorbacks are in the mix even though they finished college elsewhere. Tramon Mark, who spent one season at Arkansas before transferring to Texas, will be with the Phoenix Suns. Barry Dunning, who began at Arkansas before moving on to UAB, South Alabama and Pittsburgh, is on the Portland Trail Blazers roster.
And then there’s Williamson, the Arkansas legend now set to lead the Spurs’ Summer League group. He is already on San Antonio’s coaching staff, and the Spurs reached the NBA Finals this past season. Williamson had been lined up to coach the Timberwolves’ Summer League team last summer before leaving for San Antonio ahead of the exhibition games.
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