FAYETTEVILLE – Arkansas basketball has officially added four freshmen – Maper Maker, Ilia Frolov, Davion Thompson and Caleb Ourigou –  to the roster for the 2026-27 season and they will suit up with the Razorbacks for the upcoming games in The Bahamas.

With the four freshman additions, the current average age for the Razorbacks’ active roster is 18 years and 7 months.

Maper Maker

7-0, 215, F/C

Perth, Australia  / AUNZ Prep (Australia)
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• Pronounced MuhPEAR

• Listed as a consensus 4-star from the 2025 class

• In 2025-26, played at AUNZ Prep in his native Australia … Led AUNZ to a 4-0 record at the Contenders Conference (vs Prep schools from Arizona) … Scored 35 points in a 73-71 win over AZ Compass Grind … His team overcame a 58-47 deficit thanks to Maker scoring 17 of his 35 in the final nine minutes of game time.

• Played for AZ Unity on the EYBL circuit and took a prep year after being unsigned in the 2025 class

• Junior year, played at Bella Vista College Prep (Scottsdale, Ariz.)

• Sophomore year, played at Dream City Christian (Glendale, Ariz.)

• In 2024, participated in the Pangos All-American Camp

• Participated in the 2023 U16 NCAA Basketball Academy in Memphis and Basketball Without Borders

Ilia Frolov

7-0, 225, F/C

Kursk, Russia  / Real Madrid (Spain)
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• Pronounced Ill-YAH Frah-LAWF

• Played two seasons in the Real Madrid organization.

• For 2025-26, named Eurobasket.com All-Spanish U22 League Center of the Year and was voted to the Eurobasket.com All-Spanish U22 League First Team.
• In 2025-26, at the age of 17 and playing for the U22 team in “Liga U,” averaged 13.5 points and 7.4 rebounds in 19 regular-season games … Shot 53% from the field and 36% from three … In six games at the Adidas Next Generation EuroLeague Finals with Real Madrid, averaged 10 points and 4.8 rebounds

• In 2024-25, at the age of 16, played seven games and averaged 4.9 points and 3.1 rebounds for the U17 team … Also in the 2-24-25 season, made his debut with Real Madrid 2nd team

• Attended an NBA Academy camp in Atlanta in 2025 … Played for the NBA Academy Select Red squad … Was a teammate with Abdou Toure on the NBL Next Stars roster at the 2025 Adidas EUROCAMP.

Davion Thompson

6-2, 180, G

Bolingbrook, Ill. / Link Academy (Branson, Mo.)
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• Reclassified to be part of the 2026 class. All rankings are for the 2027 recruiting class.

• Was a 5-star by 247Sports Composite rankings before reclassifying … Was a consensus top-30 player for the Class of ’27.

TEAM USA

• Named to the 2026 USA Basketball Men's U18 National Team … Helped USA win silver at the 2026 FIBA U18 Men’s AmeriCup … Averaged 9.8 points, 2.0 rebounds and team-best 3.2 assists in five games … Scored 10+ points in three games and scored team-best 16 points in a Group A game vs. Brazil (6/4/26).

• Attended the 2025 USA Men's Junior National Team October minicamp in Colorado Springs and the 2025 USA Men's Junior National Team April minicamp in San Antonio.

HIGH SCHOOL

• As a junior in 2025-26, helped Link Academy reach the 2026 Chipotle Nationals Quarterfinal … Scored a team-high 26 points in the quarterfinal loss to Dynamic Prep … Link Academy finished 24-5 and reached the EYBL Scholastic Nationals … Had 14 points and four assists in the team’s lone game at the EYBL Nationals .. In 13 games in the EYBL Scholastic League, averaged 13.9 points and 3.8 assists while shooting 43.5% from the field and 40.5% from 3-point.

• Scored over 1,00 points in two seasons (freshman and sophomore years) at Bolingbrook HS.

• As a sophomore, named the 2025 Illinois MaxPreps Player of the Year, the 2025 “City/Suburban Hoops Report” Illinois Player of the Year and the Chicago Sun-Times Player of the Year.

• Was the first sophomore to win the Sun-Times POY in the award’s 67-year history … Averaged 24 points and five rebounds as a sophomore … Had multiple games of more than 30 points and shot 58% on two-point shots, 49% on 3-pointers and 90% from the foul line … Bolingbrook, which began the 2024-25 season as the top-ranked team in the Super 25, lost to Downers Grove North 29-26 in the Class 4A sectional semifinals.

• As a freshman, was the 2024 Herald-News (Joliet, Ill.) Player of the Year … Averaged 19.2 points while shooting 59% from the field and 45% from 3-point … Led Bolingbrook to a 27-5 record and to a #2 seed (out of 16) and lost to #3 Oswego East in the Sectional semifinal, 63-62.

2026 EYBL

• Played with Meanstreets (Chicago) … In 16 games during EYBL summer season, averaged 19.4 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.95 assists while shooting 42.4% from 3-point range.

• Averaged 20.8 points and 5.0 assists in five games at the 2026 Peach Jam, shooting 42.5% from 3-point range.

• Named the Nike EYBL Session II Most Valuable Player … Also earned Session II All-Circuit Team and 1st Team Session II … Averaged 26.3 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game, while shooting 50% from three-point range.

Caleb Ourigou

6-11, 240, F/C

New York, N.Y.  / Overtime Elite (Atlanta) Cold Hearts
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• Pronounced: ooh-REE-goo

• Reclassified to be part of the 2026 freshman class.

• Was a consensus 4-star prospect for the Class of 2027, with ESPN rating him the highest among the three major recruiting services … ESPN lists him as the No. 6 center and No. 42 overall prospect in the nation for the 2027 class.

• In the summer of 2026, participated in the NBPA top 100 camp … Averaged 9.8 points, 7.8 rebounds, while shooting 74% from 2-point range and 63% from the free-throw line.

• In the Summer of ’26, played for the NY Renaissance on the EYBL 17U Circuit and averaged 10.7 points, 9.2 rebounds and 2.0 blocks while shooting 60.4% from the field in 15 games … We was named to the 17U Nike EYBL Session III All-Defensive team … At the 2026 Peach Jam, led the Rens to the quarterfinal by averaging 6.7 points and 9.8 rebounds while shooting 59.3% from the field.

• Played his junior season (2025-26) of high school with the OTE Cold Hearts … Averaged 6.2 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.2 blocked shots per game, while shooting 62% from the field … Of his 207 rebounds for the season, 86 were offensive and 121 defensive.

• In the summer of 2025, also played for NY Rens … Averaged 12.3 points, 8.6 rebounds and 2 blocked shots per game, shooting 66.7% from 2-point range.

• As a sophomore (2024-25), played at Lawrence Woodmere Academy (N.Y.) … Helped lead his team to a record of 15-5.

• Holds both American and Ivorian (Côte d'Ivoire) citizenship.

• Represented Côte d'Ivoire at the 2026 Basketball Without Borders Global Camp and the 2024 AfroBasket Championship … Was selected to play in the BWB All-Star Camp … At the AfroBasket championships, averaged 6.0 PPG and 6.6 RPG at just 16 years old.

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