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Topic: Another '23 recruit almost in the fold
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Bama Cat
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posted 07-22-2022 07:04 PM
"""Justin Edwards is the No. 10 ranked player in the 2023 On3 Consensus. The 6-foot-6 wing has averaged 15.4 points on 35.4-percent shooting from three playing for Team Final on Nike’s EYBL Circuit.
Zach Geoghegan of KSR, On3’s Kentucky team site, announced the five-star would announce on July 24. Geoghegan also said the final two schools are Kentucky and Tennessee.
Let’s rank the contenders.
1. Kentucky
In the last couple of months, John Calipari took on this recruitment personally. When Calipari sets his sights on a player, history shows he rarely misses.
With five-star Robert Dillingham and four-star Reed Sheppard already in tow, a wing with Edwards’ skill-set fits well with the surrounding pieces.
Kentucky’s chances: 90-percent
2. Tennessee
Tennessee made a strong push for Edwards, and they really had the ear of some people surrounding the five-star wing. The talk of defensive-minded wings Rick Barnes has put in the league, Keon Johnson, Admiral Schofield, Jordan Hamilton, etc., caught their ears.
Tennessee’s chances: 10-percent
Conclusion
Intel gathered from around Justin Edwards’ recruitment says that Kentucky has been the school Edwards has favored for quite some time. While Tennessee stayed it for a long time and may even have led for some time early, and programs like Auburn made a late push to get a visit (that did not come to fruition), the lure of Kentucky was too much.
I placed my expert pick into On3’s Recruiting Prediction Machine (RPM) for Edwards to choose Kentucky. I have a 90-percent confidence rating on that pick.
Behind my expert pick, along with Zach Geoghegan and Jack Pilgrim’s expert picks, Kentucky has a 97.8-percent chance of landing Edwards, according to RPM."""
Posts: 14157 | From: berea, ky, usa | Registered: Sep 1999
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Bama Cat
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posted 07-25-2022 01:02 PM
"""One SEC program is less than 24 hours away from landing the services of a 6-foot-7 five-star wing.
On Monday evening at 7:00 p.m. EST, the No. 9 overall On3 Consensus prospect from the class of 2023, Justin Edwards, will announce his college decision live on CBS Sports HQ. Edwards is down to just two options: Kentucky and Tennessee. This past week, the Philadelphia, PA product finished up the last AAU summer of his high school career with Team Final at the 2022 Nike Peach Jam Invitational in North Augusta, SC.
Kentucky head coach John Calipari, along with assistants Chin Coleman and KT Turner, were in attendance to watch Edwards play throughout the week."""
Posts: 14157 | From: berea, ky, usa | Registered: Sep 1999
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Bama Cat
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posted 07-25-2022 10:35 PM
................and then it was done. Third top 25 player for that class. Just waiting to see if the 7 footer comes too.
"""Kentucky landed a huge commitment Monday, when five-star wing Justin Edwards picked the Wildcats over Tennessee live on CBS Sports HQ. Ranked the No. 2 overall player in the Class of 2023 by 247Sports, Edwards is UK's third top-30 commitment of the class and second-five star pledge along with guard Robert Dillingham.
Amid the reclassification of No. 1 overall prospect GG Jackson to the Class of 2022, Edwards has emerged as one of the top candidates to claim the top spot in the 2023 class. Among his chief competitors for that honor is another Kentucky target in guard DJ Wagner.
Regardless of where he ends up in the final rankings, Edwards is a big get for the Wildcats as they jump UConn and rise from No. 3 to No. 2 in the 247Sports Team Rankings for the class. Duke remains atop the rankings for now, but a commitment from Wagner could change that.""
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