Five-star recruit Thon Maker, an Australian-Sudanese center out of Athlete Institute Basketball Academy in Ontario, Canada, has decided to remain in the class of 2016. Maker announced his decision last night and it was reported by Kyle Tucker of the Courier-Journal.
Thon Maker says he is making it official here he's in 2016 class.
— Kyle Tucker (@KyleTucker_ATH) June 19, 2015
Maker further elaborated his decision to Tucker, as playing with his brother factored into the decision.
“I’ll make it official here that I’m definitely going to stay (in high school) and just play it out, take my visits in November, and play another year with my brother,” he said. “So I’m definitely going to stay in 2016. I’m staying with my class.
“I’ve tried to get into the 2015 class. Just didn’t work out. It became too much, so I just had to slow down, especially with the books and the traveling and just getting better … it all just clogs up your mind and you get stressed out, so I had to cut back a few things. And I also wanted to play with my brother and finally finish out the credits that I need and leave when I’m done.”
Maker had originally announced back in February that he would reclassify into the Class of 2015 and enroll in school this coming winter. Now, it appears that the seven-footer will give himself another year to hone his skills so that he can be an even better player once he begins his college player.
Maker had received offers from a myriad number of schools including Arizona State and Indiana, the two favorites, but also Georgetown, Kentucky, Kansas and Duke, among others. With him set to play another year north of the border, expect every program that showed interest in Maker to ramp up its efforts.
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*Featured Photo (above) credit to Kelly Kline, USA TODAY Sports
