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R.J. Hampton makes a decision on reclassifying

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R.J. Hampton teased earlier this week that he had news for Friday. Could it be his top five? A list of visits he’d be making this fall? Possibly reclassifying to the class of 2019? It hasn’t been a secret that Hampton has looked into moving classes, and more recently the five-star guard said that Tyrese Maxey was pushing him to 2019.

Well, it’s Friday and Hampton released his news: Hampton will not reclassify and is staying in 2020.

It seems like Hampton’s announcement was primarily for college coaches more than the average basketball fan. The 6-foot-4, 170-pound combo guard from Little Elm, Texas (just north of Dallas) is ranked No.