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College Basketball Recruiting: Scout Updates 2018 Rankings

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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