I wanted that and I wanted to be with a winning program with a family culture.” “When you look at what Kentucky has done under Coach Cal, it’s clear they develop their guys better than anyone else for the next level,” Hopkins said in a press release.
Hopkins averaged 24.1 points, 10 rebounds and 3.5 assists throughout his junior season. 26, and he made things official with the Wildcats Wednesday. He initially flipped his commitment to Kentucky on Oct. Kentucky was able to land Hopkins after he decommitted from the University of Louisville in August, citing “uncertainties” related to Louisville’s potential sanctions. He’s also a four-star recruit, and 24/7 sports tabbed him as the No. Hopkins is a 6-foot-7, 220 pound power forward coming to Kentucky from Oak Park, Illinois. They want to help me get to the highest level of basketball and challenge me off the floor and in the classroom.” “I felt welcomed right from the jump and I could feel their honesty. “Kentucky was upfront with me from the start,” Hickman said via UK. Hickman has drawn comparison to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Tyler Ulis and Rajon Rondo, and he’s repeatedly referred to Kentucky as his “dream school.” During his junior season at Wasatch Academy in Mount Pleasant, Utah, he averaged 17.3 points, 3.4 assists and 1.8 steals per game. The Seattle, Washington native impressed at the Pangos All-American festival earlier this month, where he averaged 22 points per game. 3 point guard in the class, according to 24/7 Sports. He’s considered a four-star recruit and the No. Hickman is the team’s future point guard, coming in a 6-foot-2 and 185 pounds. “I felt that Kentucky was the only place for me.” “I wanted to go somewhere that has developed players that have similar skills as me,” Collins said in a press release. Collins is coming to Kentucky from Atlanta, Texas where he averaged 24.6 points, 13.7 rebounds and 7.7 blocks as a junior. He's listed as a 6-9 forward with a 7-4 wingspan.
19 player in America, according to 24/7 Sports. These three are ready to take that step."Ĭollins was the first to officially sign with Kentucky on Wednesday, and the five-star recruit is currently the class’s highest-rated commitment. This place isn’t for everybody and it takes a certain type of player – a ‘Built Different’ mentality – to come here and be in this competitive environment. They didn’t need any promises or guarantees – only the promise that this is going to be the hardest thing they’ve ever done and that we will challenge them to become the best version of themselves. They wanted to play against other really good players. “They wanted to be a part of this culture. "Our fans have heard me talk a lot about what it means to be ‘Built Different.’ When you talk about this fall class, you’ve got three kids who are built to play here at Kentucky,” UK head coach John Calipari said in a press release. The spring signing period begins April 14. Rivals and 247 Sports currently rank UK No. With the spring signing period still to go, UK is going to be in the mix for one of the top classes in the nation yet again. Wednesday marked the beginning of the early signing period, and all three players for the 2021-22 class took advantage of the opportunity to lock-in their commitment to the Cats sooner rather than later. The program has officially announced the signing of Daimion Collins, Nolan Hickman and Bryce Hopkins.
LEX18 - Three future Wildcats have officially signed on the dotted line with Kentucky.
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