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NCAA Basketball: Skyy Clark picks Kentucky over UNC, UCLA, and Memphis

By Tristan Freeman

LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY - FEBRUARY 22: The Kentucky Wildcats mascot preforms with the cheerleading team during a timeout of the game against the Florida Gators at Rupp Arena on February 22, 2020 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Silas Walker/Getty Images)
LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY - FEBRUARY 22: The Kentucky Wildcats mascot preforms with the cheerleading team during a timeout of the game against the Florida Gators at Rupp Arena on February 22, 2020 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Silas Walker/Getty Images) /
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Skyy Clark NCAA Basketball (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
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How Skyy Clark’s commitment affects Kentucky Basketball

To cover all sides, let’s say that Clark remains in the 2022 class. That would give the program a nice cushion in terms of finding perimeter players. Right now, Devin Askew is the lead guard for the upcoming season, with Noah Hickman coming the year after.

As mentioned before, the Wildcats aren’t done yet when it comes to five-star guards. They’re also after both Jaden Hardy and Hunter Sallis. Kentucky is viewed as a legit contender to land either of them and there’s a legit shot of that happening.

In the selfishly best-case scenario for the program, they would land both Hardy and Sallis, while keeping Clark in the 2021 class to replace one of them in the following year. If that doesn’t happen though, either Memphis or North Carolina would be the big benefits if Clark does join the 2021 class, as all three aren’t coming to Kentucky.

Far as the frontcourt, we could be hearing news about a potential commitment from top-40 forward Bryce Hopkins. After de-committing from rival Louisville, it was viewed that Kentucky may be the new home for him. They’re also in play for five-star big man Moussa Diabaté to round out the class and potentially replace Wake Forest transfer, Olivier Sarr.

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Kentucky wins another high-profile recruiting battle but they can’t stop, considering how much roster turnover they annually go through. It’ll be interesting to see who else joins the program in the coming months. For now though, congrats to the staff for landing a star guard in Skyy Clark.

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