John Calipari and the Kentucky coaching staff have pulled off yet another surprise.
This afternoon, Rhode Island transfer Jacob Toppin – brother of former Dayton superstar and National Player of the Year Obi Toppin – announced his commitment to the program, choosing the Wildcats over finalists Oregon and Iowa State.
C O M M I T T E D #GodsPlan pic.twitter.com/7Xao992RiW
— Jtoppin_21 (@Jtoppin21) April 16, 2020
Not long after, the Kentucky basketball program unofficially introduced Toppin into #LaFamilia, comparing the newest Wildcat to former UK forward Kevin Knox:
Toppin, a 6-foot-8, 190-pound forward originally out of Brooklyn, NY, averaged 5.