John Calipari instructs the DR squad as elite 2015 recruit Karl Towns Jr. (left) looks on. Photo by Jeff Drummond | CatsPause.com
Kentucky received some expected, but exciting news on Tuesday morning when five-star forward Karl Towns verbally committed to the Wildcats. Kentucky fans will have to wait a while to see him in the blue and white, but not as long as originally planned. Towns said he’s reclassifying to the 2014 high school class.
In a press conference at his high school at on Tuesday morning, Towns officially announced what everyone had expected – he’s going to be a part of Big Blue Nation.
Towns, a 6-foot-10 combo forward from Metuchen (N.J.) St. Joseph’s, officially chose Kentucky over other offers from Duke, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Michigan, Michigan State, Seton Hall, Rutgers and Florida.
