Former Tennessee forward and recent Arkansas signee Jonas Aidoo is withdrawing from the 2024 NBA Draft process and with play for the Razorbacks next season. CBS Sports college basketball insider Jon Rothstein first reported the news of Aidoo’s plans to forego the NBA Draft to play for John Calipari at Arkansas.
Aidoo committed to Arkansas back on April 29th after playing three seasons at Tennessee. At the time of his commitment, Aidoo was ranked as 247Sports’ No. 11 overall player in the transfer portal the second-best power forward. The Durham (N.C.) native improved in each of his three years with the Volunteers, but this past season was easily the best of his collegiate career.
As a junior, he averaged 11.4 points, 7.3 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 1.8 blocks per game while shooting 51.5% from the field. Aidoo earned AP First Team All-SEC honors and a spot on the SEC All-Defensive team for his efforts with the Volunteers last year.
Arkansas fans will remember that Aidoo had a 23-point, 12-rebound double-double in Tennessee’s 92-63 win over Arkansas inside Bud Walton Arena on Feb. 14. Earlier in the year on Dec. 12, he scored a career-best 29 points against Georgia Southern and recorded a career-high 15 rebounds on Jan. 13 against Georgia.
Aidoo was one of two current Arkansas transfer signees going through the draft process. Johnell Davis has yet to officially announce his decision and is currently still in the NBA Draft. The NCAA deadline to withdraw and return to school is May 29.
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Honors
- 2024 NABC Second Team All-District
- 2024 First Team All-SEC (AP)
- 2024 Second Team All-SEC (Coaches)
- 2024 SEC All-Defensive Team
- 2022-23 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2021-22 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
High School
Graduated from Durham Voyager Academy in 2020 and spent a prep year at Liberty Heights Athletic Institute in Charlotte, where he was coached in 2020-21 by Michael Wright … Was rated as high as No. 21 nationally in the Class of 2021 by Rivals.com, and he was tabbed as the top prospect in the state of North Carolina by the 247sports.com composite … Averaged 15 points, 11 rebounds, three assists and two blocks while shooting 68 percent in his lone season at Liberty Heights … At the Phenom HoopState Championship in Rock Hill, South Carolina, in March of 2021, Aidoo posted a three-game scoring average of 17.3 points while leading Liberty Heights to the championship game … As a high school senior in 2019-20, he averaged 11 points, six rebounds and three blocks per game at Durham Voyager Academy … A growth spurt prior to his sophomore year added five inches to his frame … Played his AAU ball with Pro Skill Basketball’s “Team Curry” program, coached by Sim Frazier.
Personal
- Full name is Jonas Parker Aidoo
- Last name pronounced: AY-doo
- Born Dec. 10, 2002, in Durham, North Carolina
- Son of Regina Parker-Aidoo and Tony Aidoo
- Enrolled at Tennessee with more than 400,000 followers and nine million “likes” on TikTok (@jonasaidoo).
- Academic Major: Journalism & Electronic Media
- Recipient of The Richard Mark Foster Family Scholarship
