Five-star center cuts list to three powerhouses

He's gonna make one of these schools real happy.

Nick Richards is one of the best centers in the class of 2017 and you can tell by some of the schools that he's narrowed his choices down to for next year. The 6'11", 250-pound Queens native has three schools from three different conferences on his last list.

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Richards could be one of a few five-star recruits to pick Kentucky in the coming week or so as the early signing period is now upon us.