Malachi Moreno 

Position: Center

Height: 6'11" 

On3 Industry Ranking: #44 overall | #4 C | #1 in KY

Division 1 Offers: Alabama, Arkansas, Baylor, Clemson, Creighton, Eastern Kentucky, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, LSU, Michigan, Missouri, NC State, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Penn State, Providence, Purdue, Syracuse, Tennessee, Southern Cal, Virginia Tech

According to the On3 article, UK, Arkansas, Notre Dame, Auburn, Indiana, Ohio State, and Baylor are the schools actively pursuing him the most.

Moreno says his deadline for a commitment is next June.

Great Crossing's 7'-footer Malachi Moreno a top 20 recruit has narrowed his list of schools down to 8. In no particular order:

Arkansas

Indiana

Iowa

Kentucky

Louisville

North Carolina

Notre Dame

Ohio State

According to On3 Moreno is the No. 1 tanked center in the country.

Best of luck young man!

 

16 hours ago, 16thBBall Fan said:

Great Crossing's 7'-footer Malachi Moreno a top 20 recruit has narrowed his list of schools down to 8. In no particular order:

Arkansas

Indiana

Iowa

Kentucky

Louisville

North Carolina

Notre Dame

Ohio State

According to On3 Moreno is the No. 1 tanked center in the country.

Best of luck young man!

 

Has Moreno always been in Kentucky or did his family more here within the last 10 years?

41 minutes ago, sportsfan41 said:

Has Moreno always been in Kentucky or did his family more here within the last 10 years?

His dad is originally from Colombia, but I believe the Moreno family has lived in the area for a long time, possibly Malachi's entire life. His brother Michael graduated from Scott County in 2019. 

The big man from Great Grossing is staying close to home.

A quote from ESPN:

"I chose Kentucky because of Coach Pope's playing style," Moreno said. "He likes to play through their big men and allows them to pass. That's a big part of my game. Since the day the new staff got the job, they have been very consistent in recruiting me. Coach Pope won a national title here as player, so he knows what it takes to be great at Kentucky. I received an offer from [Calipari] and had to start over with Coach Pope. I had to earn my scholarship twice."