No. 1 junior Vernon Carey Jr. improves so much it's scary

Posted Nov 30, 2017
Versatility – along with a 3.8 grade-point average – has made Vernon Carey popular among college coaches. He recently tweeted out his eight finalists: Duke, Florida, Kansas, Kentucky, Miami, Michigan State, North Carolina and UCLA. But that’s pretty much all Carey has time for now when it comes to paring down his college choice. “I will look at (my list) again after my junior season.” (USA Today)

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