Kentucky and Duke did very well. One of them will do even better with how high Marques Bolden is ranked now.
With May now here, we're beginning to see all of the major recruiting services having put out their final recruiting rankings for the 2016 class.
Over at Scout.com, their final rankings are out, and of course several Kentucky Wildcats saw significant movement. There are no Cats in the top five, and the highest-ranked player is De'Aaron Fox at No. 6. However, UK does feature four guys in the top 13 in Bam Adebayo (11), Wenyen Gabriel (12) and Malik Monk (13).
Sacha Killeya-Jones is the lowest-ranked Cat at No. 27. The lone uncommitted top-10 prospect is Marques Bolden, who comes in at No. 8 as Kentucky and Duke continue to battle for his services.
In terms of how the Cats rose and fell in the new rankings, Fox fell two spots, Monk fell seven spots, Bam rose four spots, Gabriel fell two spots, and Sacha rose two spots.
SCOUT RANK
NAME
HT
WT
SCHOOL
1
Josh Jackson
6'7"
185
Prolific Prep
Napa, CA
2
Harry Giles
6'10"
220
Oak Hill Academy
Mouth Of Wilson, VA
3
Markelle Fultz
6'4"
170
Dematha Catholic HS
Hyattsville, MD
4
Jayson Tatum
6'8"
190
Chaminade College Prep
St. Louis, MO
5
Jonathan Isaac
6'9"
190
IMG Academy
Bradenton, FL
6
De'Aaron Fox
6'4"
170
Cypress Lakes HS
Katy, TX
7
Lonzo Ball
6'5"
175
Chino Hills HS
Chino Hills, CA
8
Marques Bolden
6'11"
240
De Soto HS
Desoto, TX
9
Thon Maker
7'0"
200
Athlete Institute
Orangeville, ON
10
Dennis Smith
6'2"
180
Trinity Christian School
Fayetteville, NC
11
Edrice Adebayo
6'9"
230
High Point Christian Academy
High Point, NC
12
Wenyen Gabriel
6'10"
205
Wilbraham And Monson Academy
Wilbraham, MA
13
Malik Monk
6'4"
180
Bentonville HS
Bentonville, AR
14
Miles Bridges
6'7"
220
Huntington Prep
Huntington, WV
15
Jarrett Allen
6'10"
210
St. Stephen's Episcopal School
Austin, TX
16
Terrance Ferguson
6'7"
190
Advanced Preparatory
Dallas, TX
17
Ike Anigbogu
6'10"
240
Centennial HS
Corona, CA
18
Frank Jackson
6'3"
185
Lone Peak HS
Highland, UT
19
Andrew Jones
6'4"
175
MacArthur HS
Irving, TX
20
V.J. King
6'6"
180
Paul VI HS
Fairfax, VA
21
Omari Spellman
6'8"
255
St. Thomas More School
Oakdale, CT
22
T.J. Leaf
6'10"
205
Foothills Christian HS
El Cajon, CA
23
Rawle Alkins
6'4"
200
Word Of God Christian Academy
Raleigh, NC
24
Josh Langford
6'5"
200
Madison Academy
Madison, AL
25
Mustapha Heron
6'5"
190
Sacred Heart HS
Waterbury, CT
26
Tony Bradley
6'9"
230
Bartow Senior HS
Bartow, FL
27
Sacha Killeya-Jones
6'10"
210
Virginia Episcopal School
Lynchburg, VA
28
Bruce Brown
6'3"
185
Vermont Academy
Saxtons River, VT