By Otis Kirk

FAYETTEVILLE -- Sophomore transfer guard Keyon Menifield Jr. will be a non-scholarship redshirt at Arkansas this season.

Menifield, a 6-foot-1 guard, was the first commitment out of the transfer portal for Arkansas in the recruiting class. He committed to Arkansas in early April and took an official visit the April 15 weekend. He moved to campus in late May and started practicing with the team in early June.

He averaged 10.0 points, 3.1 assists, 2.9 rebounds, 1.1 steals, and 1.7 turnovers in 28.6 minutes per game while shooting 41.0% from the field, including 33.0% from 3, and 69.8% free throws in 2022-23.

He was named to the ’22-23 Pac-12 All Freshman team. His 1.8:1.0 assist-to-turnover ratio was tops among Pac-12 freshmen.

Arkansas will have a full roster of 13 scholarship players before classes begin next month.