Once upon a time, Somto Cyril was set to join the Kentucky Wildcats in Lexington this season. The former four-star recruit was one of six signees in John Calipari ‘s 2024 recruiting class, joining five-stars Jayden Quaintance and Boogie Fland, plus fellow four-stars Karter Knox and Billy Richmond.
“Somto is a great kid with an unbelievable story. He fell in love with basketball while watching YouTube and Anthony Davis highlights. He made it his goal to get to Kentucky and he achieved that goal by being an incredible athlete, shot-blocker and rebounder with a great personality. We’re happy to have him joining us next year,” Coach Cal said of the 6-11, 260-pound center at the time.
You know the rest of the story. Calipari left for Fayetteville and brought Fland, Knox and Richmond with him while Quaintance found himself in Tempe playing for Bobby Hurley at Arizona State. As for Cyril, he stayed local — he finished his high school career in Atlanta at Overtime Elite — to play for Mike White at Georgia…