Four-star adds SEC offer
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Indianapolis (IN) North Central small forward Kris Wilkes has been receiving phone calls left and right since college basketball coaches could begin calling prospects in the Class of 2017 last Monday. As the 21st ranked prospect in his class on Rivals.com, he's become a priority recruit for schools all over the Midwest.
On Monday, the 6-foot-7 four-star took a trip down to SEC country to see Vanderbilt and added another offer to his list.
"It was pretty good. They have a nice campus," Wilkes said. "They just talked to me about the engineering school, took me around the campus, and talked to me about how I would fit in with the team. I went into the office with my dad and the coach. He started talking about me and how they need me and that's when they offered."
Vanderbilt joins a list that already includes Illinois, Purdue, Indiana, Xavier and Butler. He's also taken trips to Illinois and Kentucky in recent weeks.
The trip to Illinois was an eye-opener for Wilkes.
"I think it's pretty nice," Wilkes said. "I didn't expect it to be that nice, but they have a really nice campus. They talked about their playing style and how they could develop me as a player."
Kentucky watched Wilkes play this spring with the Indy Hoosiers on the Under Armour circuit and were intrigued by his ability.
"They have been recruiting me a little bit. It's pretty awesome place. They have a lot of stuff other schools don't have. I got to talk to Coach (John) Calipari for a little bit. He just said he likes my game and told me to keep progressing and getting better."
Tom Crean and his staff were the first school to pull the trigger on a scholarship offer, a fact that isn't lost on Wilkes.
"I grew up in Indiana and they were the first to offer me. It's a pretty good school. It's close to home too, so that's nice."
Unlike many of the other schools on his list, Butler is a private school and that has its advantages according to Wilkes.
"That's a pretty good school too. It's not as big as some the other schools, so you can probably get more help from the professors."
Wilkes isn't ready to name favorites just yet.
"I don't have one school that stands out. They all have pros and cons to them."
With that being said, he doesn't plan on letting his recruitment drag out too long.
"I'll probably do it at the end of my junior year so I'll have my senior year not having to worry about colleges. I think I'll probably be committed by this time next year."
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