Class of 2017 standout Shai Alexander committed to Kentucky early Monday. He's the third top-50 prospect to pledge to the Wildcats in the past five days.

Alexander, a 6-foot-4 guard, is the 43rd-best prospect in the Class of 2017, according to 247Sports. The Chattanooga native had been committed to Florida before reopening his recruitment last month. He visited Kentucky two weekends ago and, early Monday, joined Nick Richards and P.J. Washington as members of UK's recruiting class that 247Sports now ranks fifth nationally.

Richards and Washington are both five-star recruits.

Kentucky is ranked No. 2 in the AP poll.

The Wildcats play Michigan State on Tuesday in New York.