Cassius M Vaughn II

|PG| |5’8| 3.5 gpa| C/O 2027

[Hoop Central @TheHoopCentral]

"Gotta be better...I'm playing terrible. Too inefficient. Make more shots in a row and get my teammates involved.”

— Darius Acuff Jr.

(h/t @ohnohedidnt24)

[𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙤𝙛𝙛 𝙆𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 @PlayoffKings]

Who tf let us draft this demon at 7?😭🔥

[Ball Don't Stop @balldontstop]

Allen Iverson is the coldest to do it 🥶 Real hooper. He never did the same thing twice on the court. Every trip down the floor was a new action. Cooking off his instincts.

[Kings on NBCS @NBCSKings]

Kings got a BALLER 🔥

[Cassius M Vaughn II @Cassius_Vaughn2]

I appreciate Coach John Sparks for inviting me and having me over at shawnee CC. I had a great time and good showing, I also learned a lot.

[𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐮𝐬𝐀𝐜𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐞 @AcuffMUSE]

Darius Acuff is Locked in for the 2026 NBA Draft 🔥

Via: @overtime

[Cassius M Vaughn II @Cassius_Vaughn2]

I had a good first week of summer play with my Southwind Jaguars! Bartlett High School and University of Memphis Team Camps.

2027 5’8 Point Guard/ Shooting Guard

Jags vs Middle College
17 pts, 5 assts, 2 stls

Jags vs Lutheran North High School (MO)
19 pts, 3 assts, 2 stls

[Cassius M Vaughn II @Cassius_Vaughn2]

I had a good first week of summer play with my Southwind Jags! Bartlett High School and University of Memphis Team Camps….

2027 5’8 Point Guard/ Shooting Guard

Jags vs Maumelle High School
13 Pts, 4 assts, 3 rbds

Jags vs GTC High School
8 Pts, 7 assts, 3 stls

[Matt Infield @Matt_Infield]

Great to sit down 1-on-1 with Briarcrest alum and new UConn Husky Jaye Nash (@jayenashh).

He's the 1st player from Memphis to join the iconic program, something he doesn't take lightly.

"I think about it every day, it's crazy. I can't wait to put on for the city at UConn."

[Arkansas NIL Store @ArkansasNIL]

No. 6 on ESPN’s NBA Draft Board 🐗👀

Rep @DariusAcuff with apparel from the Arkansas NIL Store. Every purchase directly supports him!

➡️ https://t.co/hs9l3cSzw8

[Robyn Taylor @RobynTaylor1238]

All praises to God! @Cassius_Vaughn2
Thank you @BGreenHoops for the write up!

[Rashad Phillips @RP3natural]

Before the season they had questions…

During the season we had answers…

We Move ⭕️…

[Arkansas Men’s Basketball 🐗 @RazorbackMBB]

Forever a Hog.
Go shine, Darius. 🤝🐗🥹

[Cassius M Vaughn II @Cassius_Vaughn2]

Getting ready for a huge summer!!!

[Tammy Loeschner @TLoeschner49727]

Darius Acuff Jr. 5ive
Arkansas Legend!

[Will Whitson @will2whitson]

Darius Acuff is a one in a lifetime type player man…

This might be John Calipari’s best guard EVER

[BearsShowYo @BearsShowYo]

Fuck it, let’s get that natty, baby Iverson. #AcuffFC

[Arkansas Men’s Basketball 🐗 @RazorbackMBB]

The nation’s top point guard.
Darius Acuff Jr. 🔥🐗

[NBA Draft Dude 🤙 @CoreyTulaba]

We’ve all seen the clips highlighting Darius Acuff’s defensive issues and it would be disingenuous to hand wave them. Still, I don’t think Acuff is a lost cause.

I won’t argue that Acuff has been good nor would I project him to be good at the next level as being “good” at something requires consistency in both effort and ability and he hasn’t shown consistent effort on that side of the ball. I think part of it may be an effort to not pick up fouls, but that also shouldn’t excuse the inconsistency. The ability on the other hand is something I believe he does possess and the core issue is how often he is willing to lock in, sit down, and guard. Getting him to buy into that part will be up to his next team.

All that to say…here is four minutes of Darius Acuff locking in and guarding.