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Louisville Basketball Recruiting: 5-Star Forward V.J. King Commits to Rick Pitino

A top five recruiting class arrived at U of L at the beginning of this month, and now Rick Pitino is working to make sure that the same thing happens a year from now.

V.J. King, a five-star forward who is rated as the No. 11 overall player in the class of 2016 by Rivals. com, has committed to play his college ball for Louisville, according to Scout.com. King picked the Cards over Kentucky, Arizona, Connecticut and Virginia.

A rangy 6'7 small forward, King originally played his high school ball at St. Vincent-St. Mary's (the school best-known for producing LeBron James) in Ohio before moving to Virginia last summer.