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2018 5 star SF Jaylen Hoard Commits to Wake Forest

Wake Forest basketball has landed 5 star forward Jaylen Hoard for the class of 2018.

Hoard is Danny Manning’s first five star recruit, and the first for the Deacs since Al-Farouq Aminu in 2008.

Jaylen Hoard tells ESPN. "Danny Manning is turning the Wake Forest program around and I want to be part of it"

— Paul Biancardi (@PaulBiancardi) August 26, 2017

Landing Hoard is huge for Wake, as it opens the door for future big-time recruit commitments.

According to ESPN, Hoard is a 5 star recruit, ranked 19th overall in the country, the 5th best small forward in the country, and the top SF in North Carolina.