Calipari adds transfer Melo Sanchez to Arkansas basketball roster, per report

Turns out, John Calipari wasn’t quite finished adding from the transfer portal.

Melo Sanchez, a rising junior from Division II Hawaii Pacific, is set to join the Arkansas basketball team, according to a report by WholeHogSports.

Sanchez, a 6-foot-4 guard, was a stat-stuffer last season. He averaged 14.6 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.7 steals and almost a steal per game for Hawaii Pacific. He shot 35% percent from 3-point range and 80% from the free-throw line a year ago.

A California native, Sanchez has two years of eligibility remaining. He is joining the Razorbacks for next year, according to his father, per the report.

Calpari, who is entering his first year as Arkansas head coach, has had to re-build the Hogs from almost scratch. Trevon Brazile is the only returning scholarship player from last year’s roster and even he entered the draft, then the portal before deciding to return to Fayetteville.

Sanchez is expected to be a depth player for the Razorbacks with the roster Calipari has since built.