After a summer and senior season riddled with injuries, UK basketball commitment Jarred Vanderbilt is having a stellar showing on the all-star circuit.
Vanderbilt — a 6-foot-9 forward from Texas — scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds (both game highs) in Friday night’s Nike Hoop Summit on Portland, Ore., leading his Team USA squad to a 98-87 victory over the World Select Team.
Vanderbilt, who committed to UK in December and will officially sign with the Wildcats next week, was back in a Team USA uniform after missing last summer’s activities with a broken foot, an injury that prevented him from playing on the national U17 squad that won a gold medal in Spain.