"Being Coach Calhoun's first big commit in the city as a high schooler means a lot. I hope everybody can look at me and start saying, like, 'Ok, we're going to stay home.'"
One of the top ranked recruits in the country, Kam Mercer talks about his commitment to UC.
NEWS: Top-10 soph Kam Mercer has committed to Cincinnati while reclassifying up to the 2027 class.
Mercer is Cincinnati's highest-ranked recruit since ESPN's database began in 2007 and the program's first five-star since Lance Stephenson in 2009.
Statement for Jerrod Calhoun.
Princeton boys basketball coach Bryan Wyant discussing UC coach Jerrod Calhoun's recruiting efforts of Princeton five-star player Kam Mercer. @WCPO@coachwyant@kameron_mercer@GoBEARCATS
BREAKING: 5โญ๏ธ guard and Cincinnati native Kam Mercer tells @BearcatJournal he will reclassify into the 2027 class and commit to Jerrod Calhoun and the #Bearcats.
He is the highest-rated commit Cincinnati has landed in the 247Sports era.
Kam Mercer will reclassify to the 2027 class and join Cincinnati next season.
"My main goal, of course, is to win a national championship, not just the Big 12... I think that you gotta reach for the stars." #Bearcats
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๐๐จ BREAKING: 2027 5โญ๏ธ G Kam Mercer just committed to the Cincinnati Bearcats live on Sportscenter
๐ด Mercer reclassified from '28 to '27 so he will be in Clifton just over a year from today
๐ Jerrod Calhoun lands a local โญ๏ธ less than 2 months into his tenureโผ๏ธ
Future game announcement ๐๏ธ
We have scheduled a home-and-home series with Michigan State to be played in 2030 and 2031.
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