Recruiting Round-Up: Commitments Galore

<p>It’s been a long while since our last recruiting update and in the last couple of weeks, several of the top remaining players in the Senior class have made their college selections. Here’s a quick look at where some of Kentucky’s best are headed.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Division 1 Commitments:</strong></span></p> <p>13th region player of the year <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="783035" first="Matt" last="Cromer"]</strong> is headed up I-75 from London to Richmond as he is headed to Eastern Kentucky University to be a preferred walk-on.</p> <p>Cromer’s AAU teammate, Manual’s <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="915113" first="Eli" last="Roberts"], </strong>will be taking the preferred walk-on route as well. Eli will be going to Bellarmine University.</p> <p>Our top ranked 2021, Marshall County’s <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="773408" first="Zion" last="Harmon"] </strong>committed to Western Kentucky. Harmon played his 8th grade season at Bowling Green High and won a state title for the Purples.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Division II Commitment:</strong></span></p> <p>Third region player of the year <strong>Kaeveon Mitchell</strong> of Breckinridge County is committed to play his college basketball at Kentucky Wesleyan College.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>NAIA Commitments:</strong></span></p> <p>Warren Central guard <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="915170" first="Tay" last="Smith"]</strong> will move an hour up the road to Owensboro and attend Brescia for his college career.</p> <p>Asbury has landed multiple commitments in recent week. <strong>Jarvis Byrd </strong>of Frederick Douglass is the latest commitment for the Eagles. Byrd joins <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="915158" first="Warner" last="Bryan"] </strong>of LaRue County and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="915166" first="Luke" last="Dawalt"] </strong>from Grant County as Asbury commitments.</p> <p>Conner guard <strong>Jalen Bowles</strong> is headed to Miami University Hamilton. MU-H plays in a special conference made up of Ohio regional campuses. </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Division III Commitments:</strong></span></p> <p>Ashland’s <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="915161" first="Ethan" last="Hudson"]</strong> is going to play for Coach Brian Lane and Transylvania next season.</p> <p>Centre College landed a literally big commitment as <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="915126" first="Riley" last="Bodner"] </strong>of Lincoln County is headed to play for Coach Greg Mason next year.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Junior College Commitments:</strong></span></p> <p>Bourbon County’s 10th region player of the year <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="706056" first="Amirion" last="Joyce"]</strong> is headed to Columbia State Junior College. Don’t be surprised if Joyce re-emerges as a D1 signee a year or two from now.</p> <p>4th region player of the year<strong> [player_tooltip player_id="915110" first="Dre" last="Boyd"]</strong> of Warren Central is also taking the junior college route for the next year or two as he is headed to Illinois’ John A. Logan College.</p> <p>Another Juco commitment came from Fairdale’s<strong> [player_tooltip player_id="915143" first="Stephen" last="Moore"]</strong> who is taking his talents to Labette College in Kansas.</p> <p>North Hardin’s <strong>Naasir Johnson</strong> is headed to Wabash Valley after a strong Senior season earned him multiple college offers at multiple levels.</p> <p>Fellow 5th region star <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="783047" first="Trevon" last="Harris"]</strong> is headed to Columbia State to play alongside [player_tooltip player_id="706056" first="Amirion" last="Joyce"].</p> <p>7th Region player of the year <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="783045" first="Tyren" last="Moore"]</strong> committed to Moberly Community College this morning. Tyren is one of the best pure scorers in the class.</p> <p>State rebounding champion <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="783068" first="Rodrell" last="Dryden"]</strong> is headed to Boosier Parish Community College. Rodrell could be a D1 player in two years if he develops his wing skills.</p>