Now that Austin Wiley's officially signed with Auburn, the question is when the five-star center will enroll and begin his basketball career on the Plains.

One of the most highly-touted and important recruits in program history, Wiley signed with Auburn, where his parents, Vickie Orr and Aubrey Wiley, played on Wednesday as part of the most heralded recruiting class in program history.

The 6-foot-11, 255-pound center transferred to Conrad Academy in Orlando, Florida after playing his first three seasons of high school basketball at Spain Park in Hoover and there is rampant speculation that Wiley will enroll at Auburn midyear and play this season.

Auburn coach Bruce Pearl did not close the door on the possibility.

"He's scheduled to be here with the 2017 class," Pearl said Thursday. "That's where he's scheduled to be."

After praising Wiley, who played on the USA Basketball U17 world championship team in Spain this summer, and fellow signees four-star point guard Davion Mitchell and four-star forward Chuma Okeke, Pearl again left the timetable ambiguous as to when his best recruit yet will arrive.

"He's scheduled to come in with the 2017 class," Pearl said. "He's a senior in high school. That would be my anticipation."

Should Wiley be eligible and look to enroll midyear the earliest he could join the program is Dec. 10, the day after final exams are over, meaning the first game he could play in would be the Dec. 12 game against Boston College, which is part of the Under Armour Reunion doubleheader (5:30 p.m. CT, FS1) at Madison Square Garden in New York.