Just as he said he would, Nashville junior point guard Skyy Clark cut his list of potential college choices to four and it was no surprise that two of them were Kentucky and North Carolina. Kentucky has been the perceived leader for Clark in recent months but North Carolina has made a big push lately. UCLA — Clark had played in California before moving to Nashville a few months ago — and Memphis were his other two finalists.
The 6-3 guard eliminated Tennessee, Tennessee State, DePaul, Michigan, USC, Oregon and Kansas.
Most expect Clark to reclassify into the 2021 recruiting class and he’s academically on pace to easily do that. He’s also so immensely talented that wherever he picks to play, he’s going to be a major player as a freshman.
Clark, is a top 15 prospect in the 2022 class.
Still, don’t expect much news on this front in the immediate future; Clark said that he’ll dial back recruiting news for a time to focus on his decision and adjusting to a new school. Clark transferred to Brentwood from Heritage Christian (Northridge, Calif.), where he averaged 26 points a game last season.
“I’ve just been praying about it and kind of wanted to speed up the process a bit and start focusing more on just basketball stuff. I’ve been praying for God to give me the guidance and direction for where I need to go and so that’s the biggest reason,” Clark told Travis Branham of 247Sports.
Clark said his relationship with UK assistant coach Joel Justus is why Kentucky is in the final four. He told me weeks ago that he talks to Clark almost daily.
“The history with Kentucky, their players and their school is just amazing. It’s a huge thing,” Clark told Branham.
It was about the same feeling he had for coach Roy Williams and North Carolina. At Memphis, he likes how former NBA star Penny Hardaway used his guards. He also told Branham that even though he was not born in Los Angeles (where UCLA is located) that he has LA “tatted on me two or three times.”
Clark did again emphasize he will make a college choice this season — whether he reclassifies or not.
