catmandoo
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posted 05-30-2020 04:20 PM
The top shot-blocker in all of high school basketball is set to reclassify to the class of 2020, and Kentucky remains in contention.
This morning, five-star center Moussa Cisse announced he would be making the jump from 2021 to 2020 and making a final decision next week after finishing up his coursework to make the move official.
“I’ve decided to reclassify to the 2020 class,” Cisse told ESPN. “I will get my high school diploma as soon as I finish the last two core classes I need to qualify, which should happen next week.”
Cisse, a 6-foot-11 center originally out of Guinea, is set to decide between his six finalists – Florida State, Georgetown, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, and Memphis – at an unspecified time next week.
“In terms of my college decision, I’m looking for a good explanation of how I am going to be used,” Cisse added. “I’m not worried about starting, or minutes. If I work hard, that will take care of itself. I’ve been watching a lot of film. The situation with [the coronavirus] made my college recruiting a little more difficult, but I’ve adjusted to the situation and will make the best decision for my future.”
But where will the five-star center, who averaged 18.4 points, 15.3 rebounds, and 9.2 blocks this past season, choose to attend this fall?
On the surface, Kentucky has made it clear for quite some time they have serious interest in Cisse. Outside of watching the five-star center during the summer at various events, UK head coach John Calipari first made the trip to see Cisse in September, hosted him on an unofficial in October, and then made back-to back trips to see him again in December.
But does Kentucky actually have a chance to land the five-star center?
While Calipari likes to work behind the scenes and has come up with some surprises in the past, those close to the UK program haven’t indicated the Wildcats are a strong landing spot going into the home stretch of his recruitment. Elsewhere, individuals in various recruiting circles have made it clear that Kentucky is likely the top option of the “rest,” but feel the school is still in the class behind the likes of LSU, FSU, and Memphis.
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