Less than a month after receiving an offer from John Calipari and the UK coaching staff, 2023 five-star forward Jalen Lewis has announced he will bypass the remainder of his high school career and forgo his college eligibility to sign a multi-year deal with the Overtime Elite professional league.
Lewis, listed as high as No. 2 overall in ESPN’s latest 2023 recruiting rankings, held offers from Kentucky, Arizona State, Arkansas, California, Kansas, Stanford, Texas Tech, UCLA, USC and Washington before turning pro.
He received his offer from Kentucky back on June 16, with the 6-foot-9 forward telling Jason Jordan of Sports Illustrated that UK was one of seven schools recruiting him the hardest to go with Michigan, North Carolina, Arkansas, California, USC and Stanford.