It’s been expected for months, but it finally happened Monday.
R.J. Barrett — the high school basketball sensation from Canada — announced that he is moving to the recruiting class of 2018 and will have just one more season before he starts his college career.
Barrett — a 6-foot-7 shooting guard at Montverde Academy (Fla.) — will immediately jump to the top of UK’s recruiting board for the 2018 class and might ultimately end up as the No. 1-ranked player from that group.
The 17-year-old prospect announced his reclassification plans on his USA Today blog Monday afternoon, and his father, Rowan Barrett, spoke to the Herald-Leader about the decision a short time later.