Top prospect Nerlens Noel to join Kentucky
April 12, 2012
(AP) LEXINGTON, Ky. - Top prospect Nerlens Noel announced he's joining Kentucky, bolstering the Wildcats' hopes of defending their recent national championship and finishing with a fourth consecutive No. 1 recruiting class.
The 6-foot-10 center from the Tilton School in New Hampshire selected the Wildcats over Syracuse and Georgetown on Wednesday night.
"I'll be taking my talents for college to play at the University of ..." Noel said on ESPNU before turning around in his chair to show off the "UK" shaved in the back of his signature flat top hairstyle.
The Wildcats won their eighth title in school history
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