Dakari Johnson (New York, N.Y./Montverde Academy), the No. 1 center and No. 12 overall prospect in the ESPN 100, has committed to Kentucky over Georgetown and Syracuse to give coach John Calipari four of the top 12 players in the Class of 2013.
Kentucky has now landed three prospects ranked No. 1 at their position, with Johnson joining twins Andrew Harrison (point guard) and Aaron Harrison (shooting guard). No wonder the Wildcats have the No. 1 recruiting class -- and one that continues to get historically better.
And the scary part is that Kentucky is still heavily involved with No. 1 overall prospect Andrew Wiggins and No. 4 Julius Randle, who are the top-ranked small forward and power forward, respectively, in the 2013 class.
What is Kentucky getting in Johnson?
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