Bryce Hopkins, the highest-ranked prospect in Chris Mack’s recruiting class of 2021, has decommitted from Louisville. The star forward out of Chicago Fenwick High School cited the uncertainty currently surrounding the Cardinal program as the primary reason why he’ll be looking elsewhere.
“I opened up my recruitment because there were a lot of uncertainties on what is going on with the sanctions,” Hopkins told 247Sports. “They also keep appealing (the sanctions) which is only making it harder on me.”
Hopkins committed to Louisville back in November of 2019, and following a sensational junior season, rose in 247 Sports’ rankings from No.