Antonio Reeves moves from Illinois to play basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats

Illinois State Transfer Antonio Reevesone of the top scorers in the gate, committed to Kentucky State on Wednesday.

Reeves Choose Wildcats During the five finals that included Nebraska, Xavier, Oregon and DePaul.

“I feel like my college experience and work habits will make me ready to go to Kentucky,” Reeves told ESPN. “I know we’re a big match for everyone. In Illinois, I was one of the leaders and I feel I can lead in Kentucky. I understand the workload, the practice, the making of films and I can explain that to young people.”

Reeves visited Kentucky this month, and coach John Calipari made a palpable impression on the 6-foot-6, shooting guard.

“His goal is to win a national championship and that’s my goal,” Reeves said. “I want to learn who I feel is the best and that is Coach Cal and his crew. Coach Cal loves his players, loves the game, developed the pros and won a national championship. That’s what drew me to Kentucky. Coach Cal is a very respectable man.” [assistant] Coach Chen Coleman and dad are really good friends. They went to the same high school at different times so that they knew each other from the city. I trust him 100 percent.”

Reeves was named to the second team from Missouri Valley State last season, averaging 20.1 points and 3.5 rebounds while firing 39% from a 3-point range. He had two 30-point games, including a 34-point performance against Valparaiso in February.

Reeves was one of the biggest breakout stars in the middle world, going from 7.2 points and 12.4 points average as a freshman and sophomore, respectively, to subtracting more than 20 points per game as a freshman. He also greatly improved his 3-point shot after hitting just over 30% in his first two years with the Redbirds.

“My decision had nothing to do with the NIL. I made my decision based on basketball and the school I wanted to graduate from,” Reeves said. “Kentucky has a great culture. It’s where I want to be and they are who I want to be with.”

Calipari and Kentucky had huge success in last season’s transfers, led by award-winning wooden Oscar Chiboy. Transfer colleagues Kellan GradyAnd Davion MintzAnd travel wheeler And Jacob Tobin They all played major roles last season as well. Reeves must bring scale and shot to the ocean along with Wheeler, former Iowa transfer CJ Frederick Incoming student Casson Wallace.