Vernon Carey Jr. names a final eight

Vernon Carey Jr., the 6-foot-10 Class of 2019 center from Southwest Ranches (FL) University School of Nova South, announced a final eight on Monday.

Carey is listing Kentucky, Michigan State, UCLA, Kansas, Florida, Duke, North Carolina and Miami. He recently picked up a Duke offer.

FINAL 8… pic.twitter.com/zMJkhA1N2m
— Vernon Carey Jr. (@vernoncarey22) October 17, 2017

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