Top-10 recruit Mikayla Blakes, a five-star guard, will make her college commitment on Monday.<\/p>\n
Blakes, a guard at Rutgers Prep (Somerset, New Jersey), is having a strong season. Through 11 games, Blakes is scoring at an average of 20.8 points per game.<\/a><\/p>\n A five-star according to ESPN<\/a>, Blakes checks in as the tenth-best recruit in the nation in the 2024 class. She has moved up six spots in the national rankings since this summer as she has shown a well-rounded game.<\/p>\n In August, she announced a top seven that includes Indiana,\u00a0Rutgers<\/a>, Stanford,\u00a0Tennessee<\/a>, UCLA, Vanderbilt and\u00a0Wisconsin<\/a>.<\/p>\n An impressive defender, Blakes is a complete guard prospect with good length as well as an offensive game that includes the ability to score with her back to the basket or using her considerable range.<\/p>\n She is the third-highest-ranked guard in the nation in the ESPN ratings.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n thankful for the process\u2026 commitment coming soon! @SCNext<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/PQRso9skmV<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Mikayla Blakes (@mikaylablakes) January 19, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Blakes will make her announcement at 3:15 p.m. ET at Rutgers Prep. It will be streamed live on SportsCenter Next.<\/p>\n\n