One of the top basketball prospects in the country has narrowed his recruiting list to five schools, and Kentucky is still among those under consideration.
Five-star guard RJ Hampton announced Thursday that he is down to a final five: UK, Duke, Kansas, Memphis and Texas Christian.
The 6-foot-4 prospect from Little Elm, Texas is the No. 6 overall player in the 2020 class, according to the 247Sports composite rankings, though there has been continued speculation in recruiting circles that he might ultimately move to the 2019 class and play college basketball next season.
Hampton, who turned 18 years old Thursday, wrote on his USA Today blog in late August that he was sticking in the 2020 class, but that hasn’t quelled the recruiting chatter that he might reclassify.