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Five-star forward Edrice 'Bam' Adebayo picks Kentucky

High Point Christian Academy (High Point, N.C.) forward Edrice Adebayo got the nickname “Bam Bam” from his mother after he picked up a coffee table while watching The Flintstones when he was just 1.

Turned out to be a fitting alias for a player who nearly tears the rim off the hinges multiple times a game on ferocious dunks.

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On Tuesday morning, Adebayo announced that he’d loosening rims for Kentucky next season.

Adebayo picked the Wildcats over N.C. State and Auburn.

“They’re a winning program, it’s just a great all-around environment,” Adebayo said of Kentucky on Mike & Mike. “I like the staff and I like Coach Cal.”

This past summer, Adebayo, who is ranked No. 6 overall in the ESPN 100, averaged 15 points and 10 rebounds a game for Team Loaded (N.C.) on the super-competitive adidas Gauntlet.

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That paled in comparison to his dominance last season at Northside (Pinetown, N.C.), where he averaged 32.2 points and 21 rebounds a game.

Adebayo joins Cypress Lakes (Katy, Texs) point guard De’Aaron Fox, Virginia Episcopal School (Lynchburg, Va.) forward Sacha Killeya-Jones and Wilbraham & Monson (Wilbraham, Mass.) forward Wenyen Gabriel to form Kentucky’s 2016 haul so far.

“I’m just focused on college basketball,” Adebayo said. “I’m just worried about winning a national title.”

Adebayo and High Point Christian, ranked No. 12 in the Super 25, open their season tonight against New Garden Friends (Greensboro, N.C.).

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