NCAA Basketball Recruiting: 8 teams that should target 5-star guard Skyy Clark

Usually, during the NCAA Basketball season, there’s a lot of talk about recruitment for the current high school senior class for the year after. But this time around, it’s been fairly quiet. And that’s because many of the top prospects had already picked their college destinations.

There are several reasons for this unique situation including the pandemic affecting travel plans, the transfer portal changing how recruiting is being down overall, and the domino effect that occurs when players quickly fill up available roster spots. But if you’re a five-star prospect, you’re able to take your time, knowing that there will always be high-profile suitors.

One of them now includes Skyy Clark, a consensus five-star and top-30 overall recruit in the 2022 NCAA Basketball class. He’s a 6’3 combo guard athlete that is more of a point guard but can do just about everything on the perimeter. He’s a good passer and shooter and has no clear weaknesses in his game. Clark has “one and done” potential for the NBA if in the right situation and can be a star at the college level.

The five-star guard had originally committed to Kentucky over a year ago but the commitment was reportedly shaky last offseason when there were staff changes among the assistants. But Clark held on until the start of March, where the projected backcourt for the Wildcats for the 2022-23 campaign looked too crowded, assuming that Sahvir Wheeler returns and No. 1 overall recruit Shaedon Sharpe actually plays in college. This isn’t reported as to why Clark would leave Kentucky but from an outside perspective, that would make the most sense.

Now that he’s a free agent, look for teams to aggressively pursue Clark. Here is a list of teams that likely will be mentioned in the coming days and who actually may have a shot at landing the top available guard in the 2022 recruiting class.