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Son of former John Calipari point guard ranked No. 1 overall recruit in Class of 2023

Remember Dajuan Wagner? He spent one season under Memphis’ head coach at the time, John Calipari, back in the 2001-02 season before making the leap to the NBA. As the story goes, Calipari ripped apart Wagner’s scholarship following his freshman season, believing the young point guard was better off taking the money as an eventual lottery pick.

Wagner was taken by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the No. 6 overall pick in the 2002 NBA Draft; could his son soon follow in his father’s footsteps?

On Tuesday, ESPN released its initial rankings for the high school basketball Class of 2023.