Carlton Bragg will announce his college choice on Thursday, according to Reggie Rankin of ESPN.
The announcement will come at 2:45 p.m. at Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School in Cleveland, Ohio, per Rankin.
The 6-foot-8 forward will choose from among Kentucky, Kansas, and Illinois. UCLA is no longer in the mix.
Kentucky coach John Calipari watched Bragg Friday at the Cancer Research Classic in Wheeling, W.V., as did Illinois assistant Dustin Ford.
Kansas head coach Bill Self and assistant Norm Roberts were unable to make it due to weather.
Bragg did attend Midnight Madness events at both Kentucky and Kansas in October.
“That was an amazing trip,” he said of the Kentucky trip. “That was amazing. I loved my visit there. Of course, Drake was there and that made it even more exciting. Being able to see the guys, how they act and the lifestyle around them. The campus was beautiful. I liked the Coal Lodge.”
Kentucky has been straightforward with Bragg, telling him “they want me” and that “the best place for me is there.”
“I like to work hard and all they do is work,” Bragg added.
Bragg is also working on a possible package deal with 2015 stars Jaylen Brown out of Marietta (GA) High and Brandon Ingram from Kinston (N.C.) High.
“We talk like every other day,” he said. “See how practice is going and stuff. Give each other tips.”
When asked about a package deal, Bragg confirmed that a deal is possible, but it’s not something they discuss often.
“Not very often because we don’t want to look into the future,” he said. “We want to focus on high school basketball.”
