Tyler Herro gets five-star bump in new ESPN rankings
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ESPN Recruiting released its new rankings for the 2018 high school basketball class on Monday, and one of Kentucky's three signees earned a new star by his name.
Tyler Herro, the shooting guard out of Wisconsin, got bumped up to a five-star prospect in the new update. Herro climbed two spots from No. 27 to No. 25 overall, but remained the fourth-best shooting guard of the group.
Keldon Johnson is the highest ranked recruit in Kentucky's class, coming in at No. 6 in the rankings; while Immanuel Quickley climbed from No. 19 to No. 17 and is considered the third-best point guard.
Duke's R.J. Barrett, Zion Willamson and Cameron Reddish are the top three players in the class.
See the entire list here.
Kelly Kline/Under Armour[/caption]
ESPN Recruiting released its new rankings for the 2018 high school basketball class on Monday, and one of Kentucky's three signees earned a new star by his name.
Tyler Herro, the shooting guard out of Wisconsin, got bumped up to a five-star prospect in the new update. Herro climbed two spots from No. 27 to No. 25 overall, but remained the fourth-best shooting guard of the group.
Keldon Johnson is the highest ranked recruit in Kentucky's class, coming in at No. 6 in the rankings; while Immanuel Quickley climbed from No. 19 to No. 17 and is considered the third-best point guard.
Duke's R.J. Barrett, Zion Willamson and Cameron Reddish are the top three players in the class.
| RK | PLAYER | POS | GRADE | SCHOOL |
|
1 |
R.J. Barrett |
SF |
96 |
DUKE |
|
2 |
Zion Williamson |
PF |
96 |
DUKE |
|
3 |
Cam Reddish |
SF |
96 |
DUKE |
|
4 |
Bol Bol |
C |
95 |
OREGON |
|
5 |
Romeo Langford |
SG |
95 |
Uncommitted |
|
6 |
Keldon Johnson |
SF |
94 |
KENTUCKY |
|
7 |
Anfernee Simons |
SG |
94 |
Uncommitted |
|
8 |
Quentin Grimes |
SG |
93 |
KANSAS |
|
9 |
Darius Bazley |
PF |
93 |
SYRACUSE |
|
10 |
Nassir Little |
SF |
93 |
NORTH CAROLINA |
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