Power forward nicknamed 'Bam' averaged over 32 points and 20 rebounds per game as a junior.
Video: New Kentucky commitment Edrice AdebayoPower forward in action for Team Loaded over the summer.John Calipari is rolling on the recruiting trail at Kentucky again.
The Wildcats received a commitment Tuesday from Top 10 prospect
Edrice "Bam" Adebayo, a 6-foot-9, 250-pound power forward from
High Point Christian Academy (High Point, N.C.).
Adebayo chose Kentucky over North Carolina State. The decision was broadcast live by ESPNews.
As a junior at
Northside (Pinetown, N.C.), Adebayo averaged 32.2 points, 21.0 rebounds and 4.5 blocked shots to earn a spot on the MaxPreps All-American Team.
Over the summer he transferred to High Point Christian Academy, where the Cougars could figure prominently in the national rankings this winter.
Last week it was Houston-area point guard
De'Aaron Fox — 247Sports.com's No. 3 overall 2016 prospect — committing to Calipari and Kentucky. The Wildcats also had previous pledges from 6-10 forward
Sacha Killeya-Jones and 6-9 forward
Wenyen Gabriel.
