The two biggest needs for Arkansas basketball in the transfer portal are size and shooting.
John Calipari’s first commitment of the offseason helps fill the voids left by Jonas Aidoo and Zvonimir Ivisic in the frontcourt.
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Former South Carolina center Nick Pringle committed to the Razorbacks Tuesday, according to a report from CBS Sports. He’ll come to Fayetteville with one year of eligibility after averaging 9.5 points and 6.3 rebounds while starting all 32 games this past season for the Gamecocks. He had one of his best games of the year against Arkansas, scoring 18 points and grabbing nine rebounds in a 72-53 win over the Hogs on March 1.
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Pringle was not highly recruited coming out of South Carolina’s Whale Branch High School, originally signing with Wofford before spending a year at Dodge City Community College in Kansas. He had seven double-doubles and 14 double-digit rebounding performances for the Conquistadors, and he was 247Sports’ fifth-ranked JuCo prospect in the country when he moved to Alabama in 2022.
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Pringle helped the Crimson Tide reach the Sweet 16 in 2023 and was a valuable role player on the Final Four team in 2024, averaging 6.8 points and 5.1 rebounds while making 16 starts under Nate Oats.
Mar 1, 2025; Columbia, South Carolina, USA; South Carolina Gamecocks forward Nick Pringle (5) drives past Arkansas Razorbacks forward Trevon Brazile (4) in the first half at Colonial Life Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Blake-Imagn Images
At 6-foot-10 and 220 pounds, Pringle brings elite athleticism to the interior of the Hogs’ frontcourt.
He is a good rebounder who plays with a high motor and finishes through contact around the basket. Pringle is a strong post defender, but he can struggle against quicker attackers and doesn’t have positional flexibility on either end of the floor. He’s attempted just five 3-pointers in his four seasons at the Division I level, and Pringle is a career 58.1% shooter from the free-throw line.
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Aidoo and Ivisic are gone, but Arkansas is still waiting for a decisions from Trevon Brazile. Brazile and Pringle could be a dynamic frontcourt fit with their combined athleticism and Brazile’s 3-point threat providing extra space for Pringle in the paint.
Jackson Fuller covers Arkansas football, basketball and baseball for the Southwest Times Record, part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach him at jfuller@gannett.com or follow him @jacksonfuller16 on X, formerly known as Twitter.Â
This article originally appeared on Fort Smith Times Record: South Carolina transfer Nick Pringle commits to Arkansas basketball
