Karter Knox has backed off his Kentucky commitment

Kentucky has lost its first commit since Coach John Calipari's departure.

Apr 1, 2024; Houston, TX, USA; McDonald's All American West guard Karter Knox speaks during a press / Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports

When we found out that John Calipari would be leaving the University of Kentucky for Arkansas, we knew that a few members of the 2024 class would re-open their recruitment.

That just became a reality as five-star wing Karter Knox decided to decommit from Kentucky and re-open his recruitment.

When Knox decided to play his college hoops at Kentucky, it came as a bit of a surprise as he was heavily considering other options but ended up choosing to play for Coach Calipari.

Knox was a member of McDonald's All-Ameirnan Game, where he scored nine points on 4-6 shooting, making his only three-point attempt.

Knox is the brother of former Kentucky star Kevin Knox, who played for Coach Calipari, so it will be interesting to see if Knox follows Coach Cal to Fayetteville.

Knox is an excellent athlete with a ton of upside, so losing him hurts, but it is just part of coaching turnover.

Wherever Knox ends up, he will have a really good freshman season and could be taken in the first round of next year's NBA Draft.

Here is a scouting report on Knox from Adam Finkelstein of 277Sports, "Karter Knox, the younger brother of NBA player Kevin Knox, is a true three-range scorer on the wing. He’s not quite as big as advertised, but he compensates with long arms, a naturally strong build, soft hands, good timing in a variety of different circumstances, and a versatile skill-set. While he’s a shooting threat from three with a soft natural ball and compact release, and even capable of making some threes on the move, he’s proven to be most efficient inside the arc to this point in his career. He has very good perimeter footwork, can attack to either side off the dribble without wasting much motion, and play through contact while doing so. He is a consistent pull-up threat in the mid-range area and showing an increased willingness to punish smaller defenders in the post. He’s shown flashes of passing ability and unselfishness, and is also a quality rebounder on the wing. Defensively, he’s not the most laterally quick, but has enough size and length to be effective. The key is being consistently locked in though as he has times, particularly with his high school team, where he’s shown less sense of urgency on that end of the floor."