Arkansas guard DJ Wagner to enter transfer portal

Arkansas guard DJ Wagner can be coming into the transfer portal after two seasons in Fayetteville, sources confirmed to HawgSports on Monday. He could have one yr of eligibility remaining.

This previous season, Wagner averaged 7.4 factors and a pair of.4 assists in 23.6 minutes per sport (all profession lows) whereas taking pictures 42.9% from the ground and 34.6% from three in primarily a backup position to star freshman Darius Acuff Jr.

Wagner has performed below John Calipari for his whole profession after committing to Kentucky out of highschool. When Calipari took the Arkansas job in 2024, Wagner adopted him to Fayetteville.

In his first season in Fayetteville, Wagner was a key determine in Arkansas’ late season turnaround as he stepped up because the lead guard after Boogie Fland went down with damage. He was instrumental in serving to the Razorbacks attain the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament that season.

Wagner’s the second participant to announce intentions to transfer after ahead Karter Knox He went public along with his choice on Friday.

THE DJ WAGNER FILE

2025-26 (Jr. at Arkansas):

• Played in 35 video games with 19 begins, averaging 7.4 factors and a pair of.4 assists… Had 85 assists with simply 23 turnovers.

• Injured his ankle within the first half of the Kentucky sport however performed by it … Missed the Mississippi State and LSU video games… Returned to motion by enjoying 5:40 versus Auburn with two factors, an help and a steal.

• Against Missouri with Darius Acuff Jr. lacking due to damage, Wagner performed all 45 minutes and completed with 10 factors, a team-best 5 assists and 4 rebounds … Two assists got here in time beyond regulation on big 3’s, one by Malique Ewin halfway by OT and one by Trevon Brazile with 38 seconds left.

2024-25 (So. at Arkansas):

• The solely Razorback to begin all 36 video games and 1 of three to play all 36 video games … Averaged 11.2 factors, 2.7 rebounds and three.64 assists … Led the staff with 131 complete assists, led the staff in assists 16 instances and had at the very least three assists 26 instances (together with 13 instances with 5-plus assists) … Scored in double figures 22 instances.

• Ranked 2nd within the SEC in minutes (34:32) … Played all 20 minutes of a half 10 instances .. Played 30-plus minutes 32 instances … His 1,245 complete minutes performed ranks fifth-best in class historical past for a season.

• After Boogie Fland’s damage, Wagner took over full-time at level guard … In these closing 18 video games, averaged: 34.9 min – 12.2 pts, 4.6 assists, 50-60 FT (83.3%) … In the primary 18 video games, was averaging: 34.2 min – 10.1 pts, 2.7 assists, 17-22 FT (773.%).

2023-24 (Fr. at Kentucky):
— SEC All-Freshman Team choice
— 3-time SEC Freshman of the Week honoree

• Made 28 begins in 29 appearances … Ranked seventh within the SEC in assists/turnover ratio (2.23) and twelfth in assists per sport (3.3) … Had 13 double-digit scoring efforts … Recorded 20 video games with three or extra assists.

• First SEC Freshman of the Week honor (Nov. 20) was the results of him averaging 25.0 factors and 5.5 assists per sport in an time beyond regulation win over Saint Joseph’s and Marshall… He pumped in 22 factors (seven in time beyond regulation together with 5-of-6 from the road) with six assists vs. St. Joseph’s then improved that with a season-best 28 factors versus Marshall, including 5 assists and three steals.

• Second SEC honor (Dec. 18) was gained when he posted 14 factors, 5 assists and 6 rebounds within the upset of No. 9 North Carolina.

• Third SEC honor (Jan. 22) got here after he averaged. 12.5 factors and 6.0 assists per sport in victories over Mississippi State and Georgia.

High School:

• Rated as excessive as No. 4 by each ESPN and 247Sports … McDonald’s All-American Game MVP … Gatorade New Jersey Player of the Year for 3 straight seasons … Member of USA Men’s Nike Hoop Summit staff.

• 2023 Iverson Classic Co-MVP … Iverson Classic 3-point Champion … Iverson Classic National High School Player of the Year … Stephen Jackson Community Leadership Award winner.

• NJ.com First-Team All-State … Averaged 19.6 factors, 4.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists and three.1 steals per contest as a junior, serving to Camden to the NJSIAA Group 2 state championship.