2018 wing Louis King names a final five
Louis King, the 6-foot-8 small forward from
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Louis King, the 6-foot-8
Of all the high school basketball players across the land gearing up for the AAU circuit this month, Louis King and Cam Reddish may have the most dramatic story to tell.
After beating Spain in the FIBA U19 World Cup bronze-medal game on Sunday in Cairo, Egypt, King and Reddish must turn around and compete in a noon play-in game on Wednesday at the Peach Jam in North Augusta, S.C. If they and their Team Final mates beat Nike Team Florida, they will advance to the main draw at Peach Jam. If they lose, they will head over to the Peach Invitational Tournament in Augusta, Ga., with the other Nike teams that failed to qualify for Peach Jam.
“We knew they were coming back,” Team Final coach Aaron Burt said Monday by phone. “I mean, USA Basketball does a good job when it comes to scheduling around certain things like the Peach Jam, so we knew they would be back.”
By ADAM ZAGORIA & TODD ZUCKERMAN
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Louis King’s recruitment continues to escalate.
King, a 6-foot-8 wing who plays for Hudson (N.J.) Catholic and runs with Team Final on the Nike EYBL circuit, recently added offers from Texas Christian and Arizona State.
A bevy of big-time programs remain in pursuit of King, the No. 6-ranked small forward in 2018 according to 247Sports.com.
“Since I’ve been on the EYBL circuit, I’ve been back and forth with Kentucky, Oregon, UCLA, N.C. State, Miami,” he said Wednesday night at a Northeast Basketball Club run at Hudson Catholic.
“I might cut it down during the high school season.”
King has talked a lot with Kentucky assistant Joel Justus and said recently, “I know they get guys to The League. They had Isaiah Briscoe and Malik Monk and a lot of great players in that program. So going to that program is like a privilege.”
By JOSH RATTRAY
INDIANAPOLIS — One of the top-ranked players in the 2018 class, New Jersey’s Louis King had 19 points and 10 rebounds in front of Kentucky coach John Calipari at the EYBL Session 2 in Indianapolis, then talked about UK and his other suitors.
King, a 6-foot-6 wing who plays for Hudson Catholic in New Jersey, mentioned this weekend he’s hearing a lot from Duke, Kentucky, Kansas, Oregon, UCLA, Syracuse and Indiana.
King said has talked a lot with Kentucky assistant Joel Justus and said, “I know they get guys to The League. They had Isaiah Briscoe and Malik Monk and a lot of great players in that program. So going to that program is like a privilege.”
