Recruiting Predictions: PHKY Crystal Ball
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The season of official visits is upon us. While 3 of our top 14 ranked Seniors have committed, there are several others with D1 offers who have an important decision to make before graduation. Here are my guesses on where…
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Continue ReadingThe season of official visits is upon us. While 3 of our top 14 ranked Seniors have committed, there are several others with D1 offers who have an important decision to make before graduation. Here are my guesses on where each of our 2024 players with D1 offers will land. The order is just based on where they are in the current 2024 Class Rankings.
Already Committed:
Brett Decker Brett Decker 6'2" | PG Central Hardin | 2024 State #211 Nation KY , Central Hardin – Liberty
Ayden Evans Ayden Evans 6'9" | C Elizabethtown | 2024 State KY , Elizabethtown – Ohio
Will Gibson Will Gibson 6'6" | C DeSales | 2024 State KY , DeSales – Liberty
Crystal Ball Predictions:
Travis Perry Travis Perry 6'2" | PG Lyon County | 2024 State #115 Nation KY , Lyon County – Travis has a lot of offers but has kept his recruitment quiet. I have no inside knowledge with him or any of these kids but I know current players at Kentucky are making $500,000 minimum in NIL right now. And Kentucky fans love the homegrown kids. Have to choose Kentucky in this one.
Trent Noah Trent Noah 6'7" | SF Harlan County | 2024 State #139 Nation KY , Harlan County – Trent ended up with 25 D1 offers but his last few were all of the high major variety. I think Noah ends up at South Carolina. Just call it a gut feeling. I think he can be a good player for the ‘Cocks.
Kade Unseld Kade Unseld 6'5" | SF Warren Central | 2024 State #252 Nation KY , Warren Central – His latest offer is WKU and I think that’s ultimately where Kade will go, if for no other reason than he’ll get a ton of NIL money for the Tops as a local kid at a school who is comfortable getting 6 figures worth of NIL for players right now.
Mason Ritter Mason Ritter 6'8" | C Bowling Green | 2024 State KY , Bowling Green – Ditto for Ritter. Just offered by WKU last week. And I’d expect him to end up committed there, eventually.
Jackson Washington, CAL – Washington came back to Kentucky for his Senior season but I think he’ll go to Tennessee for college. I expect the Belmont Bruins to sign Washington. His ceiling is the next Ben Sheppard who just was a star for Casey Alexander’s squad.
Quel’ron House Quel’ron House 5'11" | PG Seneca | 2024 State KY , Seneca – Currently, House has only claimed an offer from Jacksonville State and Coach Ray Harper. That makes this choice easy. If House goes D1, it will be to play for Jacksonville State.
Damone King Damone King 6'0" | PG DeSales | 2024 State KY , DeSales – King has several offers but Miami (OH) has been the hardest on him and already had Damone up for a visit. I’ll place a crystal ball pick for King to pledge his services to Coach Steele and Miami.
Drae Vasser Drae Vasser 6'1" | PG Trinity | 2024 State KY , Trinity – Due to injury, Vasser missed out on most of his 17u AAU season but he still holds several offers. I think he’ll stay home and ultimately commit to Scotty Davenport and Bellarmine.
Max Green Max Green 6'6" | CG Oldham County | 2024 State KY , Oldham County – Green’s recruiting ramped up in July with a strong AAU finish. He fits the mold of players like Sam Vinson who have had great success at NKU and I think he ends up playing for the Norse in college.
Christian Doerr Christian Doerr 6'3" | SG Evangel Christian | 2024 State KY , Evangel Christian – Doerr, like House, only has tweeted out an offer from Jacksonville State so this crystal ball pick is easy. But if I’m Ray Harper and can get Doerr and House out of Louisville, that’s a heck of a haul in the 24 class.