PHILADELPHIA — Kentucky coach John Calipari officially offered 2015 Radnor (Pa.) Archbishop Carroll wing Derrick Jones Wednesday night at Reebok Breakout Classic.
Derrick Jones Sr. confirmed the news after it was first reported by Alex Kline.
Before playing, the 6-foot-7, 180-pound Jones said he was hoping to land an offer from Calipari.
“It would be great so I can show him and get that offer,” he told SNY.tv.
Syracuse has also been high on his list from the get-go.
“He’s leaning toward Syracuse and he would love to go to Kentucky,” his father, told SNY.tv in April.
“He loves Kentucky and he loves Syracuse. We’ve been talking about Syracuse the most.”
Jones listed Kansas, Kansas State, St. Joe’s and Maryland as others schools that have reached out.
“I’m just going to see how many [scholarships] I get and see which one I like best,” he said.
