Representative: Drexel’s Williams will move to Kentucky

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Personnel WriterApr 21, 2024, 05:47 PM ET

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• Basketball recruiting insider.
• Joined ESPN in 2014.
• Graduate of University of Delaware.Drexel transfer Amari Williams has actually

committed to Kentucky, his agent George Langberg of GSL Sports Group informed ESPN on Sunday.Williams selected the Wildcats over Mississippi State, with St. John’s removed from consideration previously in the weekend. He checked out Lexington this weekend, and Mark Pope protected his first big transfer dedication. Williams is a three-time CAA Defensive Player of the Year winner and earned first-team CAA honors in each of the past two seasons. He averaged 13.7 points, 8.8 rebounds and 2.2 blocks in the 2022-23 season and installed 12.2 points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.8 blocks in the previous campaign.Williams tallied 8 double-doubles this past season, including 12 points and 15 rebounds versus West Virginia. He also went for 20 points and eight boards versus NCAA competition participant Charleston.Editor’s Picks 2 Related Williams is the only upperclassman on Kentucky’s roster, with incoming freshman Travis Perry and Collin Chandler the only other players locked in to dress for

the Wildcats at

this point in the cycle. The other 5 members of Kentucky’s 2024 class have reopened their recruitments, while D.J. Wagner, Aaron Bradshaw, Zvonimir Ivisic, Adou Thiero, Jordan Burks and Joey Hart all entered the transfer portal.Projected lottery game selects Rob Dillingham and Reed Sheppard got in the NBA draft, and Antonio Reeves and Tre Mitchell are out of eligibility. Predicted first-round pick Justin Edwards has not announced a decision.Pope was announced as Kentucky’s brand-new head coach earlier this month, replacing John Calipari, who left for Arkansas. Pope, who invested five years as BYU’s head coach, was the captain on Kentucky’s 1996 national championship group under Rick Pitino.