Kentucky extended a scholarship offer to Bol Bol, the 7-foot-1 Class of 2018 power forward from Santa Ana (CA) Mater Dei.
“Yeah [it] happened [Monday] night and I felt crazy,” Bol told ZAGSBLOG. “I never thought it would happen.”
Bol, the son of former NBA big man Manute Bol, also holds offers from the likes of Arizona, Kansas, Oregon, UCLA, USC and St. John’s. Ranked the No. 6 power forward in the Class of 2018 by 247Sports.com, Bol is averaging over 25 points and nine rebounds per game on the Nike EYBL circuit.
Just got off the phone with Coach Calipari & Coach Payne and blessed to receive a offer from UK! pic.twitter.com/qFTXiKLqzG
— Bol Bol (@bolmanutebol) May 2, 2017
The Kentucky offer was previously reported by Rivals.com.