Karter Knox, the No. 26 recruit within the 2024 ESPN 100 who had decommitted from Kentucky, has recommitted to John Calipari at Arkansas, he instructed ESPN on Monday.
“All through my complete recruiting course of, Coach Cal all the time mentioned he needs to make me a professional, and I belief that he’ll do this for me at Arkansas,” Knox mentioned. “I even have an awesome relationship with Coach Kenny Payne, so attending to play for 2 coaches I like is a dream come true. I am wanting ahead to getting there, attending to work and bringing a successful mentality to Fayetteville.”
Payne, the previous Louisville head coach, is becoming a member of Calipari’s workers as affiliate head coach.
Knox is without doubt one of the most aggressive scorers in highschool basketball, averaging 22.2 factors, 6.1 rebounds and a pair of.6 assists in half-hour within the Time beyond regulation Elite League this season. He transformed 81 3-pointers in 30 video games for RWE, which misplaced within the decisive Sport 5 of the OTE Finals to the Metropolis Reapers.
Knox additionally posted 19.8 factors in simply 24 minutes per recreation within the Nike EYBL final spring and summer time, making him the No. 1 per-minute scorer within the league — duplicating a feat he achieved in 2022 (on the 16U degree) and 2021 (15U).
He elected to reopen his recruitment after Calipari’s choice to depart for Arkansas earlier this month. He has now reunited with the coach who additionally helped his brother, Kevin Knox, turn into the No. 9 total decide within the 2018 NBA draft after one season at Kentucky.
Karter Knox was certainly one of a number of touted highschool seniors — a gaggle which beforehand made up the No. 2 recruiting class in school basketball — who’ve elected to half methods with Kentucky following Calipari’s departure. All of them might once more be part of forces in Fayetteville; five-stars Jayden Quaintance and Boogie Fland are nonetheless undecided on their future plans, as are four-stars Billy Richmond and Somto Cyril.
All 13 of Arkansas’ scholarship gamers from final season have both exhausted their eligibility, entered the switch portal or are departing for the NBA draft, leaving Calipari a recent slate.
Kentucky freshman Zvonimir Ivisic grew to become Arkansas’ first dedication by way of the switch portal.
Jonathan Givony is an NBA draft knowledgeable and the founder and co-owner of DraftExpress.com, a non-public scouting and analytics service utilized by NBA, NCAA and worldwide groups.