LEXINGTON, Ky. - Shagari Alleyne, a 7-foot-4 center from the Bronx, N.Y., has signed a national letter of intent to play at Kentucky.

Alleyne had 16 points - scoring all but one basket on dunks - in the Kentucky Derby Festival Basketball Classic on April 26.

Alleyne is the third high school recruit to sign with Kentucky.

Bobby Perry, a forward from Durham, N.C., and Sheray Thomas, a forward from Canada, signed in November.