Where Kentucky's 2018 targets stand in the latest Rivals rankings
This is the biggest week of the year in basketball recruiting, and in turn, Rivals just released a new ranking of the 2018 prospects. Where do Kentucky’s targets stand? I’m glad you asked.
| # | Name | Pos | Ht | Wt | UK offer? |
| 1 | Marvin Bagley III | F | 6’10” | 220 | âœ”ï¸ |
| 2 | Zion Williamson | F | 6’6″ | 230 | âœ”ï¸ |
| 3 | Bol Bol | F | 7’2″ | 215 | âœ”ï¸ |
| 4 | Cameron Reddish | F | 6’7″ | 180 | âœ”ï¸ |
| 5 | Romeo Langford | G | 6’4″ | 185 | âœ”ï¸ |
| 6 | Jordan Brown | F | 6’10” | 190 | |
| 7 | Moses Brown | C | 7’0″ | 225 | |
| 9 | Simisola Shittu | F | 6’9″ | 220 | |
| 10 | Immanuel Quickley | G | 6’4″ | 180 | âœ”ï¸ |
| 13 | Nazreon Reid | C | 6’10” | 230 | |
| 16 | Louis King | F | 6’7″ | 195 | |
| 20 | Quentin Grimes | G | 6’5″ | 180 | âœ”ï¸ |
| 24 | Keldon Johnson | F | 6’6″ | 205 | |
| 35 | David McCormack | C | 6’10” | 290 |
Here’s where a lot of those players will be this week:
Nike Peach Jam (EYBL)
- Marvin Bagley
- Bol Bol
- Cameron Reddish
- Simi Shittu
- Louis King
- Keldon Johnson
- R.J. Barrett (2019)
adidas Gauntlet finale
- Zion Williamson
- Romeo Langford
- Immanuel Quickley
- Quentin Grimes
- David McCormack
In his breakdown of the rankings, Rivals analyst Eric Bossi says that while Bagley is a clear cut No. 1, the race for the No. 2 spot is wide open.
“The real race is for the No. 2 spot that is currently occupied by Zion Williamson,” Bossi writes. “The way I see it, 7-footer Bol Bol and 6-foot-8 point forward Cameron Reddish could easily make a claim for that spot. Not only are they both big-time talents with great positional size and high skill levels, they’ve put up huge numbers on the grassroots circuit in Nike’s EYBL.”
Read more at the link below, then watch some film on the top three, including Zion Williamson’s first game back from injury.
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