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Arizona basketball recruiting: Emmanuel Akot reclassifies to 2017 class, will play next season

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With Rawle Alkins announcing his return to Tucson on Sunday, Emmanuel Akot kept spirits soaring in McKale (and surely around Wildcat Nation) as he announced he would reclassify from the 2018 class to 2017.

“My family and I thought I was ready,” he told Rivals about his decision to go to U of A next season. “The coaching staff believes in me and I'm going to a great program so I'm going to get better every day and will have the chance to play on a great basketball team.”

Akot, a five-star ranked in the top 15 of the 2018 class, will be able to immediately contribute to the Wildcats next season as one of the first players off the bench.