Kobe King - G (2017) - Bucky's 5th Quarter

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Class	Position	Height	Weight
2017	SG	6'3"	170 lb
School		AAU
La Crosse (WI) Central HS		Wisconsin Playground Warriors

Rankings

Rivals: 5-star recruit (NR SG) Red_arrowdown_medium
Scout: 4-star recruit (#34 SG) Green_arrowup_medium
ESPN: 81 (#31 SG)
24/7: 90 (#21 SG / #113 overall)
Wishoops: #1 player in 2017

Last Updated: April 20, 2017
Previous Rankings: 3-star (#36 SG/#141 overall > #28/#121 > #26/#116 > NR) by Rivals; 3-star (NR SG) > 4-star (#28 SG > #27 > #22 SG/#98 overall > #6/#36) by Scout; 4-star/80 (#32 SG) > 85 (#20 SG) by ESPN; 4-star/92 (#19 SG/#105 overall > #25/#100 > #24/#96 > #17/#87) > 94 (#13 SG/#61 overall) by 24/7; #2 > #1 > #8 > #11 player in WI by Wishoops
Rankings at time of commitment: 4-star (0.9601) by 24/7 Composite, #16 SG/#78 overall/#1 in WI; 3-star by Rivals, 4-star by Scout & ESPN

Honors

2017 Mr. Basketball (WBCA)
2017 Player of the Year (AP)*
2017 Gatorade Player of the Year
2017 First Team All-State (AP)
2017 All-State - Div. 2* (WBCA)
2016 First Team All-State (AP)
2016 All-State - Div. 2 (WBCA)*
2016 Area Player of the Year (La Crosse Tribune)
2015 Honorable Mention All-State (AP)
2015 First Team Al-Mississippi Valley Conference

*unanimous selection

Statistics

2016-17: 28 ppg, 8.9 rpg, 3.2 apg, 61% FG, 45% 3FG | Senior (Central)
2016: 16.0 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 2.0 apg, 45.3% FG, 21.4% 3FG, 76% FT | Adidas Uprising Gauntlet / Championship
2015-16: 25.5 ppg, 10.0 rpg | Junior (Central)
2014-15: 15.8 ppg, 6.3 rpg | Sophomore (Central)
2013-14: 9.5 ppg | Freshman (Central)

Signed National Letter of Intent

Signed on November 9, 2016
Davison, King and Reuvers form heralded 2017 Signing Class (UWBadgers.com)

Verbally committed on September 16, 2015
Kobe King, talented G from La Crosse Central, gives Badgers oral commitment for '17 class (Journal Sentinel)
King Picks the Badgers (Badger247)
2017 G Kobe King commits to Badgers (B5Q)
La Crosse Central's Kobe King gives commitment for 2017 (Wisconsin State Journal)

Slowly but surely King had been developing into a top prep guard in Wisconsin before blossoming into the top overall 2017 player in the state after his sophomore season. Stanford, Virginia, Marquette, Minnesota and Butler were among the first programs to contact King at the first possible moment for rising juniors; Iowa State, Green Bay and Drake were the first offers. King attended Wisconsin's elite camp starting June 26, but it wasn't the Badgers striking immediately with an offer ... it was Marquette, no doubt trying to capitalize on the recruiting uncertainty after Bo Ryan's announced retirement plans.

In the following weeks, though, Ryan, Greg Gard and others were often seen tracking King fervently on the July circuit. Often going three-deep for King, Wisconsin watched as King excelled in Las Vegas (Adidas Uprising championships) and closer to home when he took over at the NY2LA Sports Invitational. King's showings culminated in the coveted Badger offer at the end of the month. He also returned to Madison in September an unofficial visit for the football home opener. Shortly thereafter, he informed Gard and Ryan that Wisconsin was where he wanted to be.

After talking with my mom and family I have decided to commit to the University of Wisconsin #BadgerNation #AdidasUprising⚪️
— Kobe King (@KingKobe27) September 16, 2015

King is the son of former Wake Forest star Chris King and cousin to Jimmy King of Michigan's Fab Five fame. He has been informed he could grow several more inches as well, which would make him an ideal slashing wing player. King returned from a wrist injury suffered in the 2016 state tournament to appear with the Playground Warriors on the AAU circuit in May. As a senior, King scored 47 points in a losing effort when his La Crosse Central team went head-to-head with Nate Reuvers' Lakeville North squad at the 2017 Border Battle. He capped off a dominant senior campaign with a state title with his La Crosse Central teammate. He swept player of the year award, including the 2017 Mr. Basketball award.

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