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Louisville native Tyran Stokes prioritized by John Calipari, Kentucky

Jack Pilgrim

One of the best recruits in all of high school basketball right now happens to be a Louisville native. Tyran Stokes grew up in the Bluegrass State before moving to California when he was nine years old. Then after a quick stop in Georgia at age 12 — he lived in the outskirts of Atlanta for a year — he’s back in the Bay Area playing high school basketball at Prolific Prep.

But he claims and represents Louisville, where most of his family resides. And he’s representing Kentucky well, averaging 12.