Owensboro’s Aric Holman, a four-star power forward, will sign with Mississippi State. The 6-foot-9 Holman originally announced plans to reclassify t0 2016 and attend prep school for one year, but those plans changed and he will be a Bulldog next season.
A Kentucky Mr. Basketball finalist, Holman was on pace to be a star in the 2016 class with another year to polish his game. He is a late bloomer with a ton of potential and Ben Howland capitalized on it by jumping on him early.
UK observed Holman a couple times last summer (as did KSR) and again in April, but Calipari never really expressed interest.