Ty Ty Washington, formerly the top recruit in Creighton's Class of 2021, decommitted from the program days after head coach Greg McDermott was suspended for his "plantation" comments.
Washington confirmed on Wednesday that the two events were related.
Speaking with The Athletic's Kyle Tucker about his current recruitment by Kentucky, Washington clarified that he decommitted from the Bluejays because of the McDermott controversy:
“It was definitely the controversy,” he said. “I really wanted to attend Creighton. It felt like the situation and the plan Coach McDermott had for me was really good.