Four-star forward Alex Tchikou is reclassifying from 2021 and 2020, and has the Arizona Wildcats in his Top 8, he announced Monday via Tipton Edits. The other finalists are Oregon, Alabama, Saint Mary’s, St. John’s, USC, Florida State and Illinois.
Before reclassifying, the Frenchman was the No. 40 player in the 2021 class and No. 10 power forward, per 247Sports composite rankings. The 6-foot-11 forward recently moved to the United States and now attends Dream City Christian in Glendale, Arizona. Before that, he attended Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nevada.
Arizona currently has 14 players on scholarship for the 2020-21 campaign, one over the limit, so it’s unclear how they would have room for Tchikou, though UA coach Sean Miller has said Arizona’s scholarship crunch “will all work out.