Anderson and Watkins check on top target

Malik Dime.

Arkansas Coach Mike Anderson and associate head coach Melvin Watkins checked on one of the Hogs' top targets today.

They arrived about 12:30 today at Indian Hills Community College in Iowa to see junior college forward Malik Dime,who plans to officially visit Arkansas Sept. 19-21. They met with him and watched practice before leaving about 2:45.

Dime, 6-10, 220 pounds moved to the United States from Senegal, a nation of about 13.1 million in western Africa, three years ago with his mother. He played soccer, volleyball, handball and tennis, but didn't play basketball until arriving in the states.

He shot 65.2 percent from the field and averaged 7.7 points, 4.2 rebounds while having 88 blocked shots last season.