The Arizona Wildcats have struck gold with their 2018 recruiting class by landing prized small forward Emmanuel Akot. 

Akot announced his decision to play for the Wildcats on Twitter:

Akot is one of the best players in the 2018 recruiting class and is dazzling scouts at Wasatch Academy in Mount Pleasant, Utah. 

He is a 5-star prospect who is ranked as the No. 1 small forward recruit from Utah, No. 3 small forward recruit in the country and No. 15 overall player in the 2018 class, per Scout.com. 

"Akot is an extremely athletic and versatile forward who is improving at a quick rate," Scout.com wrote. "He's got the size, length, toughness and lateral quickness to guard multiple positions on defense. On offense, he's a quickly improving shooter who can hit jumpers from midrange and three."

In choosing Arizona, Akot told Evan Daniels and Josh Gershon of Scout.com that head coach Sean Miller was instrumental in his decision. 

"He's very serious guy when it comes to basketball," Akot said. "He likes to win and I like to win. I talk to him all the time. My parents really like him. He has big plans for me."

Akot becomes Arizona's first commitment for the 2018 cycle. Miller and the Wildcats coaching staff have turned this program into a national power currently ranked No. 7 in the Associated Press Top 25 and just three wins away from its third 30-win season in the last four years. 

The Pac-12 has been one of the best conferences in the nation this year with Arizona, UCLA and Oregon all ranked in the top 10 for most of the season. Arizona is ensuring it will continue to stay at that level for years to come by adding a dynamic star like Akot to the mix.