Reed Sheppard, a 5-star combo guard out of North Laurel High School in London, Kentucky, announced that he will stay home to play for the Kentucky Wildcats:
Sheppard revealed the decision Saturday morning in the North Laurel gym.
"Well, I'm a little boy from Kentucky," Sheppard said when asked why he chose UK.
"... It's a dream of a lot of little boys that live in Kentucky to play basketball at the University of Kentucky."
Sheppard, whom the 247Sports composite rankings have as the No. 22 overall prospect and fifth-best combo guard in the class of 2023, is following the footsteps of his parents, Jeff and Stacey.