5-star recruit Terrance Ferguson likely to spurn Arizona to play overseas, per report
5-star recruit Terrance Ferguson likely to spurn Arizona to play overseas, per report
Terrance Ferguson, a five-star shooting guard who committed to Arizona in April, is “expected to play overseas” instead of enrolling in college, according to 247Sports’ Jerry Meyer. Ferguson is also expected to sign a deal with Under Armour in a move that would net the 18-year-old an immediate endorsement deal.
The change of heart will raise issue to the possibility of eligibility concerns stemming from Ferguson’s original high school, Prime Prep Academy, which shut down in January of last year under pressure of debts and lawsuits. Ferguson graduated from Advance Preparatory International, an offshoot of Prime Prep where he played alongside five-star 2017 prospects Trevon Duval and Billy Preston. Prime Prep was the same high school that produced Denver Nuggets point guard Emmanuel Mudiay, who decided to play in China rather than honoring in his commitment to SMU in 2014.
With or without Ferguson, Arizona will have one of the best recruiting classes in the nation, but his loss would be big. The noted deep-ball threat is widely considered the best shooter in the highly talented class of 2016. The McDonald’s All-American set a record with seven made threes at the Nike Hoops Summit in April.
Ferguson would also be the second top-tier player Arizona has lost to an early professional career in the last 10 years. Former commit Brandon Jennings went to Italy in 2008 en route to being selected No. 10 in the 2009 draft.
