Will Andrew Wiggins reclassify and enroll in college in 2013?

The biggest question in the amateur basketball world has everything to do with the nation’s No. 1 high school recruit, Andrew Wiggins: will he reclassify?

Currently, Wiggins is in the Class of 2014, meaning that he is technically a high school junior. But thanks to a myriad of reasons, there has been quite a bit of speculation that Wiggins could forego his final year in high school and head to college next season, with the class of 2013.

You see, Wiggins is old for his grade. At 17, he’s the age of a typical high school senior and actually older than Jabari Parker, who is regarded by most as the best player in the Class of 2013. He’s also widely regarded as the No. 1 prospect in the country, regardless of age. Jonathon Givony of Draft Express tweeted that he believes Wiggins would “most likely” be the No. 1 pick in his 2013 mock draft if he was eligible. But the most important part is that Wiggins is, academically, on track to graduate high school and be eligible for college hoops by the end of this school year.

“He has eight classes a day, and there’s not a lot of fluff classes,” Wiggins’ high school coach Rob Fulford told USA Today. “He has one art class, but the rest are are core classes. He could reclassify.”

Fulford also told SNY.tv that the decision could come in the next couple of weeks, and there’s a couple of reasons for the rush. For starters, Wiggins actually has a season to play with Huntington Prep, and with the amount of scrutiny and media attention involved here — he may only be a high school junior, but there are plenty of people in his ear about when he’ll decide and what decision he’ll make — announcing one way or the other will certainly minimize the amount of distractions he has to deal with. There’s also the potential of committing during the fall signing period, which happens in November.

But, perhaps most importantly, if Wiggins wants to take part in the McDonald’s All-American game, he needs to make a decision by January. And while that may sound silly to some folks, the fact of the matter is that the McDonalds game is a big deal to these kids. If the end result is going to be Wiggins entering college in 2013 regardless of when his decision is made, why not move the timeline up in order to allow him to play in it?

The next question will be where does Wiggins end up. Right now, it looks like Florida State and Kentucky are the two schools vying for his services.

And while I have no inside information here, my money would be on Wiggins landing in Lexington in 2013. Think about it like this: Kentucky and Florida State are supposedly the favorites to land Wiggins, but in the last live period in July, Wiggins skipped the Live in AC Tournament in Atlantic City, opting to stay home and rest with his family. Kentucky didn’t have anyone show up at the event, but Florida State head coach Leonard Hamilton was there, expecting to get a glimpse of his No. 1 target.

Draw your own conclusions.

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Rob Dauster is the editor of the college basketball website Ballin’ is a Habit. You can find him on twitter @robdauster.