Five-star Montverde (Fla.) Academy point guard Skyy Clark became one of the hottest recruits in the class of 2022 in early March when he backed off his long-standing commitment to Kentucky. Almost exactly one month later, he has a new home in the Big Ten.
Clark, the No. 26 prospect in the class of 2022 according to 247Sports, committed to Illinois on Thursday night. The Tennessee native picked the Fighting Illini over Louisville, Maryland, USC, Tennessee and Washington, among others.
“Why not Illinois?” Clark said after committing, per 247Sports’ Travis Branham. “They’re a proven winning program. Brad [Underwood] lets his guards play, they have a proud tradition, [assistant coach] Tim Anderson is like an uncle to me and they have one of the best in the business strength-and-conditioning coaches Adam Fletcher. Illinois just made more sense for me and what I’m trying to do.
