By SEAN BOCK
Immanuel Quickley, the 6-foot-3 point guard from John Carroll (MD) School, announced his commitment to Kentucky Friday via a live broadcast on Uninterrupted.
Quickley, the No. 12 player in the 2018 ESPN 100, chose the Wildcats over Kansas and Miami. Quickley never visited Miami due to Hurricane Irma.
Quickley played for Kentucky coach John Calipari on the USA U19 team this summer, and Kentucky has been considered the favorite throughout his recruitment.
“You just have to sit back and smile,” he told CSN Mid-Atlantic in August of first hearing from Kentucky. “It definitely was cool to have coach Calipari reach out to me.”
Quickley is the first commit in the 2018 class for Kentucky.
Kentucky has freshman point guard Quade Green, but he may not be a one-and-done like previous Kentucky point guards such as De’Aaron Fox.
Immanuel Quickley commits to KENTUCKY ? Exclusive interview: https://t.co/MAZoEt33un @IQ_GodSon #BBN pic.twitter.com/QZWxfAqd42
— Overtime (@overtime) September 22, 2017
On his official visit to Lexington, Quickley spent a lot of time with Oak Hill Academy (VA) wing Keldon Johnson, who has also visited Texas and N.C. State.
There have also been rumors about Quickley and Zion Williamson teaming up at the next level. Both have made it known it’s not certain, but a possibility for sure.
“Playing with Zion is exactly what most people would think it is,” Quickley said. “He’s a walking assist and that’s exciting for me because I love to pass. Most people know him for his crazy dunking ability but he can just play, period. Definitely one of the best players I’ve ever played with. We’re roommates here at Nations and we pretty much talk or text every day. We definitely want to play together. We talk about that too.”
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