Kentucky will get SF Clarke, No. four prospect in 2021
High-five prospect Terrence Clarke introduced his dedication to the Kentucky Wildcats on Saturday afternoon, giving John Calipari his second top-50 pledge in three days and his fourth previously two months.
A 6-foot-7 small ahead from Brewster Academy (New Hampshire), Clarke is ranked No. four within the 2021 class. Nonetheless, he’s anticipated to reclassify into the 2020 class, which might imply he may enroll at Kentucky for the 2020-21 season.
Clarke selected the Wildcats over a closing six that additionally included Boston School, Duke, Memphis, Texas Tech and UCLA, though Kentucky had emerged because the heavy favourite down the stretch. Memphis coach Penny Hardaway was anticipated to go to with Clarke earlier within the week however modified plans after it turned clear Clarke was Lexington-bound.
Enjoying for Expressions Elite on the Nike EYBL circuit through the spring and summer time, Clarke averaged 16.2 factors and 5.1 rebounds per recreation. He additionally contributed four.three assists in his first 13 video games — together with 4 video games of six assists or extra.
Assuming Clarke does reclassify into 2020, he would be a part of a Kentucky recruiting class that’s the greatest within the nation proper now. High-10 prospect B.J. Boston dedicated over the summer time, as did top-50 wing Cam’Ron Fletcher. High-50 ahead Lance Ware picked the Wildcats on Thursday after Calipari visited him earlier within the week.
Clarke’s anticipated reclassification doubtless takes Kentucky out of the working for five-star wings Jalen Inexperienced and Joshua Christopher, because the perimeter is crowded with Clarke, Boston and Fletcher. The Wildcats are nonetheless in want of a pure level guard and one other ahead within the 2020 class, although, with the likes of Devin Askew, Cade Cunningham, Greg Brown, Isaiah Todd and Scottie Barnes among the many remaining targets.
Kentucky completed with the No. three recruiting class in 2019, the primary time since Calipari took over in 2009 that the Wildcats did not land the No. 1 or No. 2 group.