The Tribune

NCAA Division I basketball prospect Fredrick King Jr has reopened his recruiting process and will be a highly sought after prospect of the late signing period.

King decommitted from the Louisville Cardinals following the programme’s transition away from former coach Chris Mack.

King committed to the Cardinals under Mack’s tenure last November, however, the board of trustees and University of Louisville Athletic Association announced that he would be relieved of his duties as head coach in January.

Travis Branham of 24/7 sports first announced that King requested his release from his National Letter of Intent, the second recruit to do so since Mack’s departure from the programme.

The 6’10” forward chose head coach Louisville ahead of the Washington State Trojans, Creighton Bluejays, Georgetown Hoyas, and Miami Hurricanes.

It took just several months for King to go from relatively unknown to an elite Division I prospect for the class of 2022.

The Andros native is a product of the NBA Academy Latin America and is currently listed as the no.133 prospect of his class.

King, a former CI Gibson standout, became the first Bahamian to ever receive an invitation to an NBA Academy and made the most of his opportunity in a relatively short time span.

ESPN listed him as one of the class of 2022’s top prospects emerging from the NBA Academy Invitational last September following his performance at the NBA Academy Invitational.

He averaged 23 points and 12 rebounds per game on 77 percent shooting from the field at the event hosted by his NBA Academy Latin America programme in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. He opened with 31 points and 16 rebounds to lead NBA Latin America to an 82-61 win over NBA Africa Red and followed with 29 points and 13 rebounds in a 93-87 over The Skills Factory.