Area Rankings: Southern Kentucky

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Our Prep Hoops bosses have encouraged us to break down prospects in cities in our individual states but with the talent and population spread from Pikeville to Paducah, that's a little hard. So instead, I'm opting to break down prospects by area. Here's a look at the top players in Southern Kentucky and surrounding areas. This list is not meant to be a ranking of best college prospects. More of a list of best overall players in the area.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"id":"block_6346f7c57bbb1","name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["932765"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"One of the highest ranked players to come out of our state in the last few years, Reed has the pedigree of a future pro in the mold of Tyler Herro. 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