De’Von Ladd, Trigg County’s All-District and All-Region guard in 2021, has announced on social media that he will reclassify to the Class of 2022 and attend IMG Academy.
Ladd, a senior in 2021, was hoping to take advantage of Senate Bill 128 which allowed Kentucky students the chance to repeat a year if they felt COVID-19 affected their grades or caused them to miss significant classroom instruction. Trigg County has not voted on whether to let its students take advantage of SB 128, but Ladd’s decision appears to indicate the school district will not vote to allow it.
Ladd transferred to Trigg County from North Carolina for his senior season. He led the Wildcats in scoring at 18.5 points and hit 51 three-pointers while shooting 40-percent from the field.
IMG Academy, based in Bradenton, Florida, has teams at different levels of competition. Its website said students will benefit from the available standardized test prep, college course credit opportunities, college placement, and recruitment advisement.
