Priority Arkansas recruit set to announce college decision today

Calipari has courted uber-athletic east coast wing for more than a year

Razorbacks coach John Calipari at practice at the Eddie Sutton Practice Center in Fayetteville, Ark. | Andy Hodges-Hogs on SI Images

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Arkansas coach John Calipari will soon learn if his long-time recruitment of 2026 Abdou Toure will pay off with a commitment.

Toure (6-5 wing, Notre Dame High School in West Haven, Conn., national Top 30, 4-star prospect) is set to announce his decision today at 11 a.m.

He'll decide from a short list of Arkansas, UConn, and Providence, a group of schools he recently trimmed down to after also considering Louisville, Oregon, Maryland, and Florida State.

Calipari traveled to West Haven, Conn., on Sunday, Sept. 21, for an in-home visit with Toure.

Toure had previously made two visits to Arkansas: a recent official visit (Sept. 12-14, 2025) that was preceded by an unofficial visit (October 2024).

Arkansas assistant Chuck Martin had been out to see Toure at Notre Dame high school in West Haven, Conn., at least once (Wednesday, Sept. 3, which as the first day of the NCAA's open recruiting period that runs through April 30, 2026).

Martin along with Calipari and other Hog staffers had been courtside for most of Toure's spring-and-summer grassroots and high school scholastic events.

Toure is an explosive wing with a big-motor, a playmaker in both open court and halfcourt, and a locked-in competitor who was the top high school player in Connecticut in 2024-25 (he was named his state's Gatorade Player of the Year). 

Toure averaged 25.2 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and 2.3 steals per game while shooting 61.3% from the field, including a respectable 34.3% from 3, and 74.2% from the free-throw line last year.

He was also honored with his second consecutive MaxPreps Connecticut Player of the Year award.

Toure starred on the Adidas 3SSB spring-and-summer grassroots circuit in 2025, averaging 15.4 points, 5.1 rebounds, 1.8 assists, and 2.6 "stocks" (steals and blocks as each averaged 1.3 in each of those two categories).

Playing for Guinea's junior national team in the 2024 FIBA U17 World Cup, averaging 23.0 points, 3.6 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 1.1 blocks per game while shooting 57.4% from the field and 70.8% from the free throw line.

'26 priority Hogs target Abdou Toure @AbdouToure36 (6-5 wing) just cut down to a Top 3 tonight ... as expected, it's Arkansas, UConn, & Providence ... commitment announcement coming a week from today (Fri, Oct. 3) ... pic.twitter.com/8NAHL8ooK2

— Kevin McPherson (@ARHoopScoop) September 26, 2025

Arkansas' current on-campus prospect visit dates

• Aug. 29-31 was the visit date for 2026 Caleb Holt (6-foot-5 guard, Prolific Prep, native of Huntsville, Ala., national No. 2, 5-star prospect)

• Sept. 5-7 was the visit date for 2026 Brandon McCoy, Jr. (6-foot-5 guard, Sierra Canyon in Los Angeles, national Top 5, 5-star prospect)

• Sept. 12-14 was the visit date for 2026 Abdou Toure (6-foot-5 wing, Notre Dame high school in West Haven, Conn., national No. 20, 5-star prospect)

• Sept. 17-18 was the visit date for 2026 Tay Kinney (6-foot-2 guard, Overtime Elite, native of Newport, Ky., national No. 12, 5-star prospect), who on Sept. 28 committed to Kansas.

• Sept. 19-21 was the visit date for 2026 Arafan Diane (7-foot center, Iowa United Prep, native of Guinea, national No. 6, 5-star prospect)

• Sept. 19-21 was the visit date for 2026 Jordan Smith, Jr. (6-foot-2 combo guard, Fairfax, Va., national No. 2, 5-star prospect)

• Sept. 24-26 was the UNOFFICIAL VISIT date for 2028 Anthony Spratt., Jr. (6-foot-6 wing, Benton, Ark.)

• Oct. 24-26 is the planned upcoming visit date for 2026 Baba Oladotun (6-foot-10 combo forward, Silver Springs, Md., national Top 10, 5-star prospect)

• Dates TBA (confirmed already finalized but still unannounced) for 2026 Chase Foster (6-foot-8 forward, Baltimore, Md., national No. 38, 4-star prospect)