About this episode

Darius Acuff discusses his journey and mindset ahead of the NBA Draft.

With the NBA Draft happening this week, we're opening the vault for a special re-release of one of our favorite conversations from this past year. Before he took the college basketball world by storm, Arkansas guard and SEC Player of the Year, Darius Acuff, joined us to talk about his journey, his mindset, and the road ahead.

People in this episode

Host: Bo Mattingly

Guest: Darius Acuff

Topics covered

• NBA Draft
• college basketball
• Darius Acuff
• SEC Player of the Year
• athlete journey
• mindset

Keywords

• Darius Acuff
• NBA Draft
• college basketball
• SEC Player of the Year
• athlete mindset

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Organizations: Arkansas, SEC

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