Forward Moussa Cisse, a top 10 prospect for the Class of 2021, will graduate high school a year early and reclassify to this year with an eye toward the 2021 draft, reports Jonathan Givony of ESPN.
Cisse was ranked No. 8 among prospects for the 2021 class. The 6-foot-11 Cisse intends to commit to a top college program next week and has narrowed his choices to Kentucky, LSU, Florida State, Georgia, Memphis or Georgetown.
“I am trying to find the best way to the NBA,” Cisse said.
Cisse was born in Guinea and moved to the U.S. in 2015. He played at New Jersey's St. Benedict's Prep and New York's Christ the King High before moving to Memphis last summer to attend Lausanne Collegiate School.
There is more draft-related news to report:
- Small forward Jonathan Kuminga, the top-ranked player on ESPN’s 2021 prospects list, has the option of reclassifying to this year and is considering the G League, according to Adam Zagoria of Zagsblog.com. Kuminga is "50-50" on reclassifying but has already narrowed his college choices to Auburn, Duke, Kentucky and Texas Tech, along with the possibility of joining the G League development program. Kuminga has been doing online schoolwork in order to graduate early, Zagoria adds.
- Marshall guard Jarrod West has elected to withdraw from the draft and return to school for his senior season, Jeff Goodman of GoodmanHoops tweets. A three-year starter with the Thundering Herd, West averaged 14.2 points, 4.1 assists and 4.0 rebounds last season.
- Killian Hayes, Deni Avdija and Abdoulaye N’Doye rank as the top international prospects in this year’s draft, according to Bryan Kalbrosky of Hoops Hype. Players who participated in the Australian NBL’s Next Stars program this past season were not included in the rankings. According to ESPN’s latest rankings, Avdija is the top overseas prospect at No. 5 overall with Hayes ranked at No. 9.
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