UK recruit Labissiere No. 1 in '16 mock draft

As Kentucky basketball fans ponder which players will return and which will go pro from the Wildcats' 38-1 club, UK's top incoming recruit is proving that he'll be a major player next season - and prime one-and-done candidate - regardless of who's on the roster.

Thanks to his strong performances during practices for this weekend's Nike Hoop Summit, Memphis center Skal Labissiere has been moved up two places to the No. 1 spot in the 2016 mock draft on DraftExpress.com.

Labissiere, a Haitian native who is playing for the World Select team in Portland, is the nation's No. 3 senior, according to Scout.com, but he could challenge for No. 1 if he keeps impressing this week. He's listed at 7 feet on the Hoop Summit roster.

He's reportedly been the best player on a World team that includes No. 1 senior Ben Simmons and top-10 senior/UK target Thon Maker as well as 2016 UK commitment Tai Wynyard

Labissiere, as much as a five-star player can, has flown somewhat under the national radar because he was ruled ineligible for his high school team this year as a transfer and played instead for an untalented prep school team that his guardian created just so he could have a team.

He was not eligible for the McDonald's All American Game, but will play against the U.S. Junior National Select team at the Hoop Summit on Saturday, then in the Jordan Brand Classic in New York on April 17.