Reports indicate 5-star Class of 2022 wing Gradey Dick plans to announce college decision next week

By Matt Tait     Feb 25, 2021
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Kansas University basketball recruiting

According to reports from multiple recruiting outlets including JayhawkSlant.com and Tipton Edits, ESPN five-star Class of 2022 wing Gradey Dick is planning to announce his college decision sometime next week.

A 6-foot-7, 200-pound do-everything player from Wichita, Dick is in his first season at Sunrise Christian Academy after enjoying a standout couple of seasons at Wichita Collegiate.

The Kansas native is deciding between Alabama, Baylor, Kansas, Oklahoma State, Illinois, Florida, Texas Tech and Purdue. He trimmed his list to a final eight in late December.

Dick is averaging 9.3 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.4 steals per game for Sunrise so far this season.

The Jayhawks appear to be in good shape with Dick, who has attended several KU games with his parents throughout the past few years on unofficial visits.

In addition, two of Dick’s siblings are KU graduates and another sibling is currently enrolled at KU. Beyond that, he is teammates with KU signee Zach Clemence, a four-star Sunrise Christian forward who signed with the Jayhawks last November.

Kansas assistant Norm Roberts and head coach Bill Self have been the lead recruiters for Dick, who received a scholarship offer from KU the summer before his sophomore year of high school.

He transferred to Sunrise before his junior season to get greater exposure and face tougher competition, and Luke Barnwell’s program has delivered exactly that. Earlier this month, Dick was a part of Sunrise’s victory over No. 1-ranked Montverde Academy on Montverde’s home floor. That game featured 13 nationally ranked prospects.

ESPN.com has Dick ranked No. 21 overall in the Class of 2022. He also is ranked as the ninth best small forward in the country by Rivals.com at No. 33 overall and as the nation’s eighth best small forward and at No. 43 overall by 247 Sports.

247 recruiting analysts Eric Bossi, Dushawn London and Brandon Jenkins all recently made their Crystal Ball picks for Kansas in Dick’s recruitment. Two Rivals.com analysts also are picking Kansas in that site’s FutureCast projections.

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Written By Matt Tait

A native of Colorado, Matt moved to Lawrence in 1988 and has been in town ever since. He graduated from Lawrence High in 1996 and the University of Kansas in 2000 with a degree in Journalism. After covering KU sports for the University Daily Kansan and Rivals.com, Matt joined the World Company (and later Ogden Publications) in 2001 and has held several positions with the paper and KUsports.com in the past 20+ years. He became the Journal-World Sports Editor in 2018. Throughout his career, Matt has won several local and national awards from both the Associated Press Sports Editors and the Kansas Press Association. In 2021, he was named the Kansas Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Matt lives in Lawrence with his wife, Allison, and two daughters, Kate and Molly. When he's not covering KU sports, he likes to spend his time playing basketball and golf, listening to and writing music and traveling the world with friends and family.