History at Arkansas isn’t easy to touch.
The Arkansas Razorbacks have produced All-Americans, NBA talent, and championship contenders. Names are etched permanently into the rafters in Fayetteville. And yet, what Darius Acuff Jr. is doing as a true freshman is placing him in statistical territory that only one other Razorback has ever reached.
Darius Acuff Jr. Etching His Name Into Razorbacks Lore
Only two players in program history have ever recorded 500+ points and 150+ assists in the same season: Acuff and Lee Mayberry, and Mayberry accomplished the feat three separate times.
Now Acuff stands on the brink of something even greater.
With 599 points and 167 assists, he needs just one more point to become the first player in Arkansas history to post 600+ points and 150+ assists in a single season. Given that he’s riding an 8-game streak of 20+ points, that milestone feels less like a possibility and more like an inevitability.
Lee Mayberry (3 times) and Darius Acuff Jr. are the only @RazorbackMBB players ever to score 500+ points and hand out 150+ assists in the same season. Now, Acuff needs 1 more point to become the first player in team history to get 600+ and 150+ in a season (has 599 and 167).
— HogStats.com (@HogStats) February 22, 2026
But the numbers alone don’t fully capture what makes this special.
What separates Acuff isn’t just volume scoring. It’s the balance.
That combination of relentless bucket-getting and advanced playmaking feel is rare at any level, let alone from a 19-year-old true freshman. He has an uncanny ability to sense when to take over offensively and when to orchestrate, bending defenses with his scoring gravity before finding open teammates.
That’s how you reach 599 points and 167 assists.
That’s how you join a legend like Mayberry in the record books.
And that’s how you elevate yourself beyond just being a great freshman, into being one of the most productive guards Arkansas has ever seen.
Chasing For Even More Greatness
Mayberry may have achieved the 500/150 mark three times, a testament to his consistency and longevity. But Acuff is on pace to threaten numbers that even Mayberry never touched in a single season.
It’s not unrealistic to imagine Acuff finishing with 650+ points and 200+ assists. If his scoring surge continues and Arkansas makes a deep postseason run, could 700 and 250 even enter the conversation? It sounds ambitious, until you look at what he’s already done.
The sky truly is the limit.
And the remarkable part? This is likely his only season in Fayetteville. Acuff projects as a potential top 5–10 NBA Draft selection, making his Razorback tenure brief but unforgettable.
Still, if you ask Acuff, the numbers probably aren’t what matter most.
Everything about his approach suggests a team-first mindset. For all the scoring explosions and highlight passes, his focus remains on winning. Championships. Tournament runs. Banner moments.
That’s what cements legacies in Arkansas.
The individual milestones are historic. The 600/150 barrier is groundbreaking. The 20-point streak is eye-opening. But Acuff understands something that even seasoned veterans sometimes forget, numbers build résumés, wins build legends.
One more point makes history.
Everything after that just adds to it.