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Seven-foot Australian teen signs US basketball deal

Seven-foot Australian teenager Isaac Humphries has signed with the University of Kentucky, one of the top US basketball colleges.

Humphries – originally from Sydney – played last season at La Lumiere high school in Indiana and recently helped Australia’s under-17 team finish second at the world championships.

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Wildcats coach John Calipari sealed the deal to add Humphries to a Wildcats’ frontcourt that lost four big men to the NBA draft.

Regarded as a top-50 college prospect by several judges, Humphries joins Kentucky’s group of international newcomers including Haitian Skal Labissiere and Canadians Mychal Mulder and Jamal Murray.

Most importantly for Calipari, Humphries fills a void left by the departures of Willie Cauley-Stein, Karl-Anthony Towns, Trey Lyles and Dakari Johnson to the NBA.

“He’s very skilled, has great hands and is a great passer,” said Calipari.

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