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Jonathan Givony
Acaden Lewis, the recruit of the 25 best basketball boys, was published in Kentucky, he told ESPN on Thursday.
“I will always be grateful to coach Pope and all Kentucky staff to have believed in me,” Lewis said in a statement sent to ESPN. “It is clear that Kentucky is a special place with an incredible fans base, but thinking about what is best for my future, I decided to reopen my recruitment. It was an incredibly difficult decision, but after a lot of discussions with my family and the people I trust, I think it is necessary.
Lewis, the leader No. 7 of ESPN in the high school class of 2025, had committed to head coach Mark Pope and Kentucky in November.
The 2 -foot senior 2 inch graduated from the Sidwell Friends School in Maryland, winning the honors of the player of the year of Gatorade for Washington DC in 2024.
The Kentucky has been active in the transfer portal in recent weeks, adding the state center of Arizona Jayden Quaintance, the Pitt Jaland Lowe goalkeeper, the great man of Alabama Mouhamed Dioubate and Tulane Kam Williams. They also enroll two very popular first -year students: in the shooting guard Jasper Johnson and the great man Malachi Moreno.
With Duke, Kentucky is strongly involved in the best remaining uncommon high school student, the Nate Ament, a choice among the first five at the NBA 2026 draft.
Jonathan Givony is a draft expert from the NBA and founder and co -owner of Draftexpress.com, a private screening and analysis service used by the NBA, the NCAA and international teams.
