FAYETTEVILLE – Razorback head coach John Calipari announced four roster additions for the 2024-25 season including Jaden Karuletwa, Ayden Kelley, Melo Sanchez and Kareem Watkins.
Karuletwa Full Bio
Kelley Full Bio
Sanchez Full Bio
Watkins Full Bio
Karuletwa (pronounced Car-RUE-leh-Twah) is a 6-5 wing from Sun Valley, Calif. (Village Christian HS). He was named first team All-Olympic League last season while averaging 14.1 points and 4.6 rebounds and shooting 94% from the free throw line and 49% from 3-point range.
Kelley is a 5-10 guard from Southaven, Miss. (Northpoint Christian School). He averaged 19 points and four assists this past season. He is the son of former Memphis guard Antonio Burks, who played three seasons under Calipari at Memphis (2001-04). Also, Kelley’s stepfather is former Tennessee Volunteers star point guard Tony Harris.
Sanchez is a 6-4 guard who played the past two seasons at Hawai’I Pacific and is a native of San Diego, Calif. (Veritas Prep). He earned second team All-PacWest in 2024, ranking ninth in the league and leading his team in scoring (14.6 ppg). He additionally ranked seventh in NCAA Division II and led the PacWest Conference in 3-point percentage (.461) as a freshman (2022-23) while ranking second in the conference in 3-pointers made per game both as a freshman (2.57) and a sophomore (2.52). In fact, he made at least one 3-pointer in 55 of his 57 career games with the Sharks.
Watkins comes to Arkansas after four seasons at Kentucky. The 5-8 guard hails from Camden, N.J. (Kingsway Regional HS) and played in 20 games over his career with four rebounds, four assists and two steals. Watkins graduated in the Spring of 2024 from Kentucky with a degree in finance and is pursuing a Master’s in Adult and Lifelong Learning at Arkansas. He is the brother of Razorback sophomore guard DJ Wagner as Dajuan Wagner is his stepfather.
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