Malik Monk

Malik Monk
No. 5 – Kentucky Wildcats

Position	Shooting guard
League	Southeastern Conference
Personal information
Born	(1998-02-04) February 4, 1998 Jonesboro, Arkansas
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school	Bentonville (Bentonville, Arkansas)
College	Kentucky (2016–present)
Career highlights and awards
McDonald's All-American (2016) McDonald's All-American Game Three-Point Contest winner (2016) Jordan Brand Classic (2016) Mr. Basketball of Arkansas (2016)

Malik Monk (born February 4, 1998) is an American College basketball player who currently plays for the Kentucky Wildcats.

High school

Monk committed to Kentucky on November 18, 2015.^[1]

Monk attended Bentonville High School in Bentonville, Arkansas. As a Senior, he averaged 28.6 points per game and 7.6 rebounds per game. In 2016 Monk was named McDonald's All-American, Jordan Brand Classic games. Monk played AAU basketball for Wings Elite. He was also participated in the Nike Global Challenge and NBPA Top 100 camp.

On March 11, Malik played his final game in the 7A Championship game scoring 15 points in the 49-59 loss against Cabot High School.

Monk was a consensus five star prospect, and was ranked the consensus No. 5 overall player by the four main recruiting services Rivals, ESPN, Scout, and 247 Sports.^[2]

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Malik Monk SG	Bentonville, Arkansas	Bentonville	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Nov 18, 2015
Malik Monk SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Kentucky 2016 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-08-20. "2016 Kentucky Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2015-08-20. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2015-08-20. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2015-08-20. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-08-20.

College career

Monk in Kentucky's 2016 Blue-White scrimmage

On November 18, 2015, Monk tweeted that he would be attending the University of Kentucky, picking Kentucky over Arkansas after a fierce recruiting battle. ^[3]

Personal life

Monk is the younger brother of former Arkansas All-SEC wide receiver Marcus Monk.^[4]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Malik Monk.

↑ "No. 5 recruit Malik Monk commits to Kentucky". ESPN.com. 2015-11-18. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
↑ "Kentucky Men's Basketball Signs Six in Fall Signing Period". University of Kentucky. 2014-11-19. Retrieved 2015-11-19.
↑ Borzello, Jeff (November 18, 2015). "No. 5 recruit Malik Monk commits to Kentucky". ESPN. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
↑ Shupe, Andy (November 20, 2015). "Does Marcus Monk owe Arkansas anything?". WholeHogSports. Retrieved June 29, 2016.

Jordan Brand Classic All-American Game – Boys' MVPs

2002: Stoudemire & May 2003: James & Brown 2004: Howard 2005: Hansbrough & Blatche 2006: Young & Durant 2007: Greene & Fisher 2008: Evans & Jennings 2009: Favors & Sidney 2010: Barnes & Irving 2011: Davis & McAdoo 2012: Purvis & Muhammad 2013: Randle & Parker 2014: Alexander & Okafor 2015: Diallo & Trier 2016: Fox & Monk

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