Rutgers Prep senior Mikayla Blakes defends an inbounds pass in the first quarter against Ridge on January 18, 2024. (Photo: Mike Pavlichko)
Five-star recruit Mikayla Blakes of Rutgers Prep will make her long-awaited college decision announcement this Monday afternoon.
Blakes – the two-time defending Central Jersey Sports Radio Player of the Year – recently narrowed her options down to seven schools, including – in no particular order – Rutgers, Indiana, Wisconsin, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Stanford, and UCLA.
Her accolades are many, this season alone being named one of three McDonald’s All-American nominees from her team, along with Zahra Alexander and Chloe Escanillas.
thankful for the process… commitment coming soon! @SCNext pic.twitter.com/PQRso9skmV
— Mikayla Blakes (@mikaylablakes) January 19, 2024
Blakes also was named to the midseason watch list for the Naismith Player of the Year Award, and is ESPNW’s tenth-ranked player in the Class of 2024.
Should Rutgers be her next stop, she would join another five-star, the highest-ranked player yet landed by Course Washington, Kiyomi McMiller, out of Life Center Academy in Burlington County. She’s ranked No. 22 in the ’24 Class by ESPNW.
Her head coach, Mary Klinger – who just earned her 700th career coaching win Thursday night with a victory over Ridge – has said that basketball won’t be the only factor going into Blakes’ decision; she wants to be a doctor.
Blakes will make her announcement from Rutgers Prep’s gym at 12:15 Monday afternoon on ESPN’s SportsCenter Next, which can be viewed on their YouTube channel by clicking here.