"Shine my boy shine": Hoops fans react to elite Arkansas signee Meleek Thomas' mixtape reel

Five-star Arkansas commit Meleek Thomas has been red-hot in Overtime Elite since he returned to the City Reapers after missing a few games. An Instagram user known as 'gavyn.mp4' released a mixtape of the shooting guard that featured him practicing and playing for his OTE squad, as well as a few off-court moments.

As the video showed, Meleek Thomas has been working hard and doing several drills. His hard work and basketball skills have been lauded time and time again, and this is evident in the video's comments section.

"Shine my boy Shine🙌🏽❤️🔥💪🏾," one commenter said.

"pro ! keep gettin to it brother," another person commented.

"🔥 You him Leek Tom💪🏾🏁👑 Applying pressure 🔥," another person said.

More fans chimed in, with many predicting that he would be turning pro very soon after his time with Arkansas.

"WPS Leek a HOG and I can't wait to see what he does in it!!!!" said one Arkansas fan.

"ain’t nun new , keep goin 🤞🏾," another person added.

"pro ! keep gettin to it brother," said another fan.

Fans react to mixtape featuring Overtime Elite star Meleek Thomas (Source: Instagram/ gavyn.mp4)

The Pittsburgh native will be teaming up with fellow five-star IMG Academy's Darius Acuff Jr. over at Arkansas next year. Four-star small forward Isaiah Sealy is also expected to join them there.

Thomas is the No. 8-ranked overall, while Acuff is the No. 10-ranked, with Sealy being the No. 70-ranked recruit for the Class of 2025.

City Reapers now at 2nd place in Overtime Elite thanks to Meleek Thomas

Meleek Thomas missed a few games for his Overtime Elite team, the City Reapers, as he was getting ready to announce his college decision last November.

This led to the Reapers losing a few games while he was gone. Now that he is back, the team has won four of its last five games. This includes a big win last Dec. 14 over Eli Ellis and the previously undefeated YNG Dreamerz, 85-81.

In the 10 games he has played for the 8-4 City Reapers, he averages 28 points, 5.1 assists, 8.6 rebounds and 1.9 steals per game. The City Reapers have now taken the second-place in the OTE 2024-2025 season standings, with Ellis and the YNG Dreamerz still at the top of the rankings at 11-1.

The City Reapers are scheduled to take on Fear of God Athletics at the OTE Arena in Atlanta, Georgia on Jan. 11, and then Jelly Fam in New York City on Jan. 21. The team will have its anticipated rematch with YNG Dreamerz on Jan. 25.