Isaac Humphries is a 7-foot, 245 lbs. center that John Calipari and company hope makes a nice compliment to their only other center, Skal Labissiere. With a weaker frontcourt, Kentucky needed help down low and Humphries can provide that help.
Humphries will be a name people will be hearing at Kentucky for at least two years, as he will be too young to enter the 2016 NBA Draft. Fans hope his age is the only thing keeping him from entering the draft.
After reclassifying, Humphries was ranked the 60th top recruit in the nation, according to 247Sports. This gives Kentucky their fifth commit in the top 100 players.
Skal Labissiere, Kentucky's star recruit, was once the Wildcats' only center and had the weight heavily on his shoulders. Adding Humphries to the mix will allow Labissiere to become more comfortable and not play around 35 minutes a game.
Kentucky's frontcourt will consist of experience and fresh talent. A junior in Marcus Lee and a senior in Alex Poythress, who is also coming off a season ending leg injury, combined with two freshmen could make for an awkward situation.
Humphries adds to the ever-growing youth of this new Kentucky squad after losing seven players to the NBA. Still being 17 throughout the entire season and into June might cause a rough start for the freshman, but there will be veteran bigs to help support him.
Humphries has already created commotion for himself while playing at the U17 Worlds. He was said to have, "maybe the best game in FIBA history at that level," after getting 41 points, 19 rebounds and five blocks against Canada.
He was also able to score 17 points and 12 rebounds against the 2016 five-star center Udoka Azubuike at the City of Palms last December. Having stats like that against a top center in that class shows how ready Humphries is for the college level.
He'll be a useful addition to the Kentucky squad and a perfect fit to the new puzzle this year's Wildcats are trying to make.