After ruling over recruiting for the first half of the decade, Kentucky landed its first top-five commit since 2015 on Saturday in the form of five-star shooting guard Terrence Clarke; many of those John Calipari and his staff missed on during the 0-for stretch ended up on Duke basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski’s one-and-done list, which includes seven former top-five recruits since 2015.
By also announcing a reclass, Clarke now sits at No. 4 on the 247Sports 2020 Composite, bumping Duke’s highest-ranked pledge, five-star small forward Jalen Johnson, to No. 6 while also launching Calipari’s class to the top spot.