“I think it is also being respectful to those coaches,” Thompson said. Dudley E. Dawson is a reporter for Hawgs Illustrated. He’s always telling me about the Hogs and he felt like Bryce would be good enough to play there.”. Five-star guard Bryce Thompson announced his commitment to Kansas on Tuesday morning, giving the Jayhawks their first five-star recruit since the 2018 class. “Lee was right there when we started our AAU program, and … he’s been in my wedding. “It has from the standpoint of Bryce playing, from a playing standpoint on the court, they will definitely tell me what he needs to work on and I think they can share that with me without it coming off the wrong way. “We know those guys over there really well,” noted Rod Thompson, Bryce’s dad and his Oklahoma Run PWP AAU head coach. “Definitely the Razorbacks are right there in the mix and with having Keyshawn there, it makes it even better and definitely helps. Thompson noted he also uses that to get real info on what his son needs to work on. 5-star Bryce Thompson poses with the Arkansas staff. He narrowed it down and we were able to sit down and really able to evaluate character and coaches. And the fact that Bryce grew up around (former Razorback point guard) Lee Mayberry doesn’t hurt either.”. 45 / a 4-star prospect) said he was "ecstatic" to picked up a scholarship offer from Arkansas head coach Mike Anderson on Tuesday night, shortly after assistant coach Scotty Thurman had been in Tulsa to watch Thompson practice. Bryce never forgot the promise he made to his uncle to not only remember his kindness, but to pay it forward when he became successful himself. That is huge. 24 overall prospect in the nation. This document may not be reprinted without the express written permission of Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. Material from the Associated Press is Copyright © 2020, Associated Press and may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. He averaged 19.6 points, 5.2 assists and 4.5 rebounds as a junior and helped the Hornets to the Class 6A state championship. The second best result is Bruce E Thompson age 60s in Crossett, AR. “I think it is good both ways and what I mean by that is that kids who are fortunate to get recruited at a high level like Bryce get a realistic look at things,” Thompson said. “It such a huge advantage because it takes away the layer where I think I could probably ask some tough questions that maybe a lot of parents couldn’t. “…Selfishly for me, it’s so close in proximity to where we live, but also the rest of the staff — Coach Watkins, T.J. and Scotty — are all just great all-around guys. Plan your visit today! “I have, through kids that have played in our program, I have been fortunate to know everybody that has been recruiting Bryce through some type of connection, somebody who knows somebody.