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Scout.com updated their 2018 basketball rankings on Thursday, with Kentucky targets dominating the top of the list.
Marvin Bagley III, Zion Williamson, Romeo Langford, and Cameron Reddish rounded out the top four spots. Those are four guys that John Calipari has watched extensively and would love to have in the 2018 class. Bagley is someone John Calipari has been recruiting hard for years now, so seeing him at the top spot validates Cal’s desire to land the five-star big man.
Other Kentucky targets ranked include Moses Brown (#6), Javonte Smart (#9), Immanuel Quickley (#11), Nazreon Reid (#12), Louis King (#16), and Quentin Grimes (#24). The Smart vs Quickley debate will continue to rage on as they’re viewed as two of the best point guards 2018 has to offer, but it’s unlikely both will land at the same school.
Quickley already holds an offer from Kentucky and has been viewed as their top target at this position. However, Smart is also drawing heavy interest from the Cats, and he just visited this past weekend.
Here is Scout.com’s fully-updated top 25:
|
SCOUT RANK |
NAME |
POS |
POS RANK |
HT |
WT |
SCHOOL |
|
1 |
Marvin Bagley |
PF |
1 |
6'11" |
220 |
Sierra Canyon School Chatsworth, CA |
|
2 |
Zion Williamson |
PF |
2 |
6'6" |
225 |
Spartanburg Day School Spartanburg, SC |
|
3 |
Romeo Langford |
SG |
1 |
6'4" |
170 |
New Albany Senior HS New Albany, IN |
|
4 |
Cameron Reddish |
SF |
1 |
6'6" |
180 |
Westtown School Westtown, PA |
|
5 |
Jordan Brown |
PF |
3 |
6'11" |
205 |
Woodcreek HS Roseville, CA |
|
6 |
Moses Brown |
C |
1 |
6'11" |
210 |
Archbishop Molloy HS Briarwood, NY |
|
7 |
E.J. Montgomery |
PF |
4 |
6'9" |
205 |
Wheeler HS Marietta, GA |
|
8 |
Simi Shittu |
PF |
5 |
6'8" |
210 |
Vermont Academy Saxtons River, VT |
|
9 |
JaVonte Smart |
PG |
1 |
6'3" |
166 |
Scotlandville Magnet HS Baton Rouge, LA |
|
10 |
Immanuel Quickley |
PG |
2 |
6'3" |
165 |
John Carroll School Inc Bel Air, MD |
|
11 |
Darius Garland |
PG |
3 |
6'1" |
150 |
Brentwood Academy Brentwood, TN |
|
12 |
Nazreon Reid |
C |
2 |
6'10" |
225 |
Roselle Catholic HS Roselle, NJ |
|
13 |
Bol Bol |
C |
3 |
7'2" |
220 |
Mater Dei HS Santa Ana, CA |
|
14 |
Jaylen Hoard |
SF |
2 |
6'8" |
195 |
Wesleyan Christian Academy High Point, NC |
|
15 |
Emmanuel Akot |
SF |
3 |
6'7" |
190 |
Wasatch Academy Mt Pleasant, UT |
|
16 |
Louis King |
SF |
4 |
6'8" |
195 |
Hudson Catholic Regl HS Jersey City, NJ |
|
17 |
Joey Hauser |
PF |
6 |
6'8" |
210 |
Stevens Point Area HS Stevens Point, WI |
|
18 |
Silvio De Sousa |
PF |
7 |
6'8" |
220 |
Montverde Academy Montverde, FL |
|
19 |
Courtney Ramey |
PG |
4 |
6'3" |
170 |
Webster Groves Webster Groves, MO |
|
20 |
Jalen Smith |
PF |
8 |
6'8" |
190 |
Mount Saint Joseph HS Baltimore, MD |
|
21 |
Ayo Dosunmu |
PG |
5 |
6'3" |
170 |
Morgan Park HS Chicago, IL |
|
22 |
Miles Norris |
PF |
9 |
6'9" |
195 |
Helix HS La Mesa, CA |
|
23 |
Taeshon Cherry |
SF |
5 |
6'8" |
205 |
St. Augustine HS San Diego, CA |
|
24 |
Quentin Grimes |
PG |
6 |
6'4" |
175 |
The Woodlands College Park HS The Woodlands, TX |
|
25 |
Gerald Liddell |
SF |
6 |
6'6" |
175 |
Steele HS Cibolo, TX |