Kentucky forward signee Keion Brooks Jr. wasn’t considered a top-10 prospect in the class of 2019, nor was he even a consensus five-star athlete. He had plenty of Hall of Fame coaches and prestigious programs vying for his signature, but most recruiting services didn’t consider him a can’t-miss prospect in the class.
What he was, however, was the leading scorer and most valuable player of the No. 1 high school basketball team in the nation this year, La Lumiere. The same La Lumiere squad that went undefeated through the regular season and didn’t lose a final game until the high school national championship.