No, this isn’t the Billy Gillispie era–Kentucky Basketball is recruiting a kid who has yet to play a game of high school basketball. But this time around, the prospect in question has quickly established himself as one of the most coveted underclassmen in the country.
Alier Maluk (pronounced Ahh-Leer Mall-Uck) has just started his freshman season at Imani Christian Academy, a small private school located in Pittsburgh, PA. He turned 15 years old back in April and has been playing basketball for about three years now. Originally born in South Sudan, Maluk has been in the states since he was 10.