UK targets, commits see change in new 2016 basketball rankings
August 27, 2015
By Derek Terry
UK has become accustomed to signing top ranked recruiting classes under head coach John Calipari. The Cats are on their way to signing another highly ranked class in 2016 with early commitments from New Zealand forward Tai Wynyard and Virginia forward Sacha Killeya-Jones, both rated as consensus Top 50 recruits.
On Wednesday, recruiting services Scout.com and 247Sports.com re-ranked UK’s 2016 class.
North Carolina native Harry Giles, who plans to visit Lexington for Big Blue Madness on Oct. 16, moved to the No. 1 spot on Scout.com. Giles, a 6-foot-10 power forward, is still strongly considering Duke, North Carolina, Wake Forest and Kansas along with UK.
UK is also in strong contention for point guard De’Aaron Fox, shooting guard Malik Monk, and center Marques Bolden, all who are ranked No. 1 at their position according to Scout.com.
Killeya-Jones jumped up 14 spots in the 247sports.com rankings to No. 16 overall, making him the highest rated current commitment in UK’s class. The 6-foot-10-power forward was originally committed to the University of Virginia in January, but opened his recruitment back up in June. He committed to the Cats on Aug. 19.