SMU couldn’t land Jimmy Whitt when it recruited him in his high school days.
But in Whitt’s second round of recruiting, after his March decision to transfer from Arkansas, SMU won out. Whitt, a 6-foot-2 combo guard, announced he is transferring to SMU on Monday afternoon.
Whitt averaged 6.1 points and 1.7 rebounds in 32 games as a freshman for Arkansas in 2015-16. A product of Columbia (Mo.) Hickman High School, Whitt was ranked as a four-star recruit and the No. 68 player nationally, according to the 247Sports.com composite rankings. He was the top player in Missouri in his class.