The Oregon Ducks men's basketball program already holds commitments from five-star small forward Louis King and four-star power forward Miles Norris.

But Oregon fans can't help but wonder if the biggest prize is yet to come.

The Ducks have made the final three for R.J. Barrett, the No. 1 prospect in the 2018 class, and the final two for Bol Bol, the nation's top center.

Last week, 247Sports Oregon recruiting expert Matt Prehm put in his prediction of Bol to Oregon, jump-starting a flurry of predictions Tuesday that saw seven experts pick Bol as a future Duck, including plugged in national reporters Evan Daniels and Jerry Meyer.

The 7-foot-1, 225-pound big man, out of Mater Dei High School (Santa Ana, California), is rated the No. 1 center in the country by both Scout and 247Sports.

Bol has yet to set an announcement date for his commitment, but a decision is believed to be coming soon.

Analysis

Credit to Prehm, who was the first one to throw out a prediction last week. That takes guts with big-time prospects.

On Thursday's "Recruiting with Andrew Nemec" on 1080 The Fan, I put in my prediction of Bol to Oregon, citing his official visit and desire to remain on the West Coast.

"I'm ready to make a prediction. I think Oregon lands Bol Bol. I think Oregon leads for him right now. I think he was blown away on his visit. I had heard he talked to recruits and talked about the fact that he'd like to commit to Oregon. Now, that's not a done deal. Kids go on visits all the time and say things on visits all the time that they don't end up delivering on. You'll hear a number of times a kid say, 'I could see myself playing here,' and kids say, 'He said he was going to commit.' Well, that's different. But Oregon, I think, is the leader. Now, the next time a kid commits to Oregon over Kentucky, it will be the first time a kid had committed to Oregon over Kentucky. I think Bol Bol breaks that barrier. His leaders have always been West Coast schools, he's wanted to be a West Coast kid and Oregon has broken through."

Bol to Oregon is not yet a done deal, and we've seen sudden changes in recruiting trends before in basketball, but there are plenty of positive signs.

-- Andrew Nemec

anemec@oregonian.com

@AndrewNemec