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On Monday, Rivals released their final basketball player rankings for the class of 2018. All three UK signees Immanuel Quickley, Keldon Johnson, and Tyler Herro were included; along with UK commit E.J. Montgomery.
Montgomery is the highest rated UK player, coming in at No. 10 overall in the class. His final spot is one higher than his previous ranking at No. 11. For his position, Montgomery is the No. 2 power forward overall.
Johnson also moved up a spot to No. 13 overall in the final rankings. The small forward position is loaded for the 2018 class. The UK signee is the No. 4 small forward in the entire class.
Quickley was the only UK signee to drop in the rankings. In the previous rankings, he was ranked the No. 15 player overall but dropped five spots to No. 20 in the final list. He finishes as the No. 5 point guard in the class.
While Montgomery, Johnson, and Quickley received five-star rankings, Herro is the only four-star in UK’s class. He did move up a spot to No. 34 overall, in addition to being ranked the No. 9 shooting guard.
Keep in mind that UK commit Ashton Hagans is still a member of the 2019 class. The 6-foot-4 guard is ranked the No. 6 overall player and No. 2 point guard for 2019. If he does reclassify, he would likely be Kentucky’s second highest rated recruit for 2018 but could possibly challenge for a top ten spot. You can check out the entire list at the following link.
Final 2018 Rivals Recruiting Rankings
