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Elite basketball recruit has a list of 10 schools. UK could make it go to 11.

There might be post players with more long-term upside in the 2019 recruiting class, and there are definitely prospects ahead of him in the national rankings for that group, but — as far as sheer production goes — it’s tough to find a big who’s been better than Isaiah Stewart this spring.

The 6-foot-9 center — originally from Rochester, N.Y., and now playing for prep powerhouse La Lumiere in Indiana — averaged 17.6 points and 10.6 rebounds during the Nike regular season, earning first-team honors on that circuit.

The undisputed top two frontcourt players in the 2019 rankings — Vernon Carey and James Wiseman — were third-team and honorable mention selections, respectively.