6 ▁overall ▁player ▁by ▁the ▁four ▁main ▁rec ruit ing ▁services ▁Riv als , ▁ESP N , ▁Sc out , ▁and ▁ 2 4 7 ▁Sports . ▁ ▁Mal ik ▁Mon k , ▁originally ▁from ▁Le p anto , ▁Ark ansas ▁but ▁att ending ▁high ▁school ▁in ▁Bent on ville , ▁Ark ansas , ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁highest ▁r ated ▁shooting ▁guard ▁that ▁Cal ip ari ▁signed ▁at ▁Kentucky . ▁He ▁committed ▁to ▁Kentucky ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 8 . ▁He ▁chose ▁Kentucky ▁over ▁Ark ansas ▁where ▁his ▁brother , ▁Marcus ▁Mon k , ▁played ▁college ▁basketball ▁and ▁football . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁cons ensus ▁five ▁star ▁prospect , ▁and ▁was ▁ranked ▁the ▁cons ensus ▁No . ▁ 5 ▁overall ▁player ▁by ▁the ▁four ▁main ▁rec ruit ing ▁services ▁Riv als , ▁ESP N , ▁Sc out , ▁and ▁ 2 4 7 ▁Sports . ▁ ▁Pre - season ▁ ▁R oster ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Kentucky ▁held ▁a ▁press ▁conference ▁for ▁Murray ▁as ▁he ▁declared ▁himself ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁NBA ▁D raft , ▁and ▁would ▁for go ▁his ▁remaining ▁el ig ibility ▁by ▁signing ▁with ▁an ▁agent . ▁On ▁April ▁ 5 ▁Lab iss iere ▁declared ▁himself ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁the ▁draft , ▁and ▁would ▁for go ▁his ▁remaining ▁el ig ibility ▁by ▁signing ▁with ▁an ▁agent . ▁On ▁April ▁ 6 ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Kentucky ▁held ▁a ▁press ▁conference ▁for ▁Ul is ▁as ▁he ▁declared ▁himself ▁el ig ible ▁for