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Monk to release top five soon

Malik Monk of Bentonville High School

Arkansas Wings Elite guard Malik Monk will include Arkansas in his top five schools that will be released later this week.

Monk, 6-4, 173 pounds of Bentonville told FOX 16 and KARK sports anchor Jason Snavely of his plans after the 17-under Wings defeated the 16-under Wings 95-72 in a scrimmage Monday night at Pulaski Academy.

He and the Wings will play in the Nike Peach Jam being held Thursday-Sunday in North Augusta, S.C. He averaged 19.4 points a game this spring for the Wings in the Nike EYBL. He set the EYBL single-game scoring record of 59 points last year.

ESPN rates him the No. 1 shooting guard and the No. 5 prospect in the nation for the 2016 class. He has scholarship offers from Arkansas, Kentucky, North Carolina, Baylor, Memphis, Florida, Connecticut, Kansas, Indiana and others.