▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 – 1 7 ▁season . ▁It ▁included ▁player ▁introdu ctions , ▁a ▁speech ▁by ▁Cal ip ari , ▁and ▁a ▁sc rim m age . ▁▁ 2 0 1 7 – 1 8 ▁new com ers ▁Nick ▁Rich ards , ▁a ▁native ▁of ▁King ston , ▁J ama ica ▁living ▁in ▁Queens , ▁New ▁York , ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁commit ment ▁in ▁the ▁Kentucky ▁class . ▁He ▁committed ▁to ▁Kentucky ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 0 ▁at ▁a ▁press ▁conference ▁at ▁his ▁high ▁school . ▁He ▁chose ▁Kentucky ▁over ▁Arizona ▁and ▁Sy rac use . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁cons ensus ▁five ▁star ▁prospect , ▁and ▁was ▁ranked ▁the ▁cons ensus ▁No . ▁ 1 4 ▁overall ▁player ▁by ▁the ▁four ▁main ▁rec ruit ing ▁services . ▁ ▁P . ▁J . ▁Washington , ▁a ▁Dallas ▁native ▁att ending ▁school ▁in ▁Las ▁Veg as , ▁Nev ada , ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁commit ment ▁in ▁the ▁Kentucky ▁class . ▁He ▁committed ▁to ▁Kentucky ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 0 ▁live ▁on ▁ESP NU . ▁He ▁chose ▁Kentucky ▁over ▁North ▁Carolina ▁and ▁UN L V . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁cons ensus ▁five ▁star ▁prospect , ▁and ▁was ▁ranked ▁the ▁cons ensus ▁No . ▁ 1 5 ▁overall ▁player ▁by ▁the ▁four ▁main ▁rec ruit ing ▁services . ▁ ▁Sh ai ▁Gil ge ous - Alex ander , ▁originally ▁from ▁Hamilton , ▁Ontario ▁and ▁att ending ▁school ▁in ▁Ch att ano oga , ▁Tennessee , ▁was ▁the ▁third ▁commit ment ▁in ▁the