irt ed ▁the ▁spring ▁sem ester ▁and ▁is ▁set ▁to ▁begin ▁play ▁as ▁a ▁fresh man ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 – 1 8 . ▁ ▁J em ar l ▁Baker , ▁a ▁native ▁of ▁East v ale , ▁California , ▁was ▁the ▁sevent h ▁commit ment ▁in ▁the ▁Kentucky ▁rec ruit ing ▁class . ▁He ▁announced ▁his ▁decision ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 1 ▁via ▁a ▁story ▁posted ▁on ▁Sc out . com ▁by ▁E van ▁Daniel s . ▁Baker ▁originally ▁committed ▁to ▁Cu on zo ▁Martin ▁at ▁California , ▁before ▁Martin ▁left ▁the ▁school ▁to ▁coach ▁Missouri . ▁He ▁aver aged ▁ 1 7 . 1 ▁points , ▁ 4 . 1 ▁ass ists , ▁ 3 . 5 ▁reb ounds ▁and ▁ 1 . 8 ▁ste als ▁for ▁Ro ose vel t ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Cor ona , ▁Cal if ., ▁and ▁he ▁quickly ▁emer ged ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Wild c ats ' ▁top ▁back court ▁targets ▁after ▁their ▁season ▁ended ▁last ▁month . ▁Sc out . com ▁ranks ▁Baker ▁as ▁the ▁No . ▁ 8 6 ▁overall ▁prospect ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁class . ▁ ▁UK ' s ▁final ▁commit ment ▁came ▁on ▁May ▁ 6 , ▁when ▁T ampa ▁product ▁Kevin ▁Kno x ▁announced ▁he ▁would ▁come ▁to ▁the ▁school . ▁Kentucky ▁beat ▁out ▁Duke , ▁Florida ▁State , ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁and ▁Missouri ▁for ▁Kno x ' s ▁signature . ▁ ▁R oster ▁ ▁R oster ▁is ▁subject ▁to ▁change ▁as / if