On Friday morning (July 3), five-star recruit Makur Maker announced his commitment to Howard University, making him the highest-ranked college basketball prospect to commit to an HBCU since the ESPN recruiting database began in 2007. According to Maker’s twitter, he chose Howard over UCLA, University of Kentucky and University of Memphis in an effort to inspire other five-star players to commit to historically black colleges or universities.
“I was the 1st to announce my visit to Howard & other started to dream ‘what if,’” Maker tweeted. “I need to make the HBCU movement real so that others will follow. I hope I inspire guys like Mikey Williams to join me on this journey. I am committing to Howard U & coach Kenny Blakeney.”
—THE SOURCE
