Friday, October 30, 2009

Where Does UK Go From Here?

After losing Adreian Payne and Kyrie Irving to other schools, it makes you wonder what approach UK will be taking to recruiting this year. So far, just one commitment, Stacey Poole. Here's some insight on some of the guys they're currently recruiting right now.

CJ Leslie
He is the most comparable to Adreian Payne’s skill set. CJ lacks the height of Payne but has great athleticism and length. John Wall being a former high school basketball teammate of Leslie has had everyone believing Leslie is a UK lean. With the recent visit he made, you'd have to think UK's chances are good with Leslie.

Tobias Harris
Tobias and his father both love Kentucky and Calipari. UK seems to be in decent position with Harris and he really enjoyed hanging with the players during Big Blue Madness weekend. Tobias and his family are unsure where they want to go now. His list includes Syracuse, Tennessee, Louisville, Maryland, Georgia Tech and West Virginia. Tobias wants to commit before his season starts but it's likely he'll take all of his visits first. He's currently visiting Louisville this weekend.

Terrence Jones
Terrence is a very similar player to Tobias. He likes Kentucky and Calipari’s DDMO. His list includes Washington, Oklahoma, UCLA, Kentucky, Oregon and possibly Arizona and Kansas.

Doron Lamb
The 3 schools Lamb is interested in seem to be in equal position with the SG; UK, Oklahoma and Kansas. He visited each team's campus and they seemed to go equally well. Lamb says Arizona and UCONN will get visits though no dates have been set.

Jelan Kendrick
He has a lot of schools on his list and wants to wait a while before trimming it down. Memphis, Indiana, Georgia Tech and Kentucky are just some of the schools involved with Kendrick. He says UK is still in the race but I would assume he is a Memphis lean.

Brandon Knight
Knight is taking avisit to Kansas this weekend and has previously visited Kentucky and Connecticut. Miami and Florida are also in the hunt but will probably receive unofficial trips. Syracuse may receive an official visit in the future. Kentucky is extremely involved with Knight and feel they're in good position with Knight.

Josh Selby
Josh’s list contains Kansas, Miami, Kentucky, Syracuse and Indiana. All of the schools should receive visits,but none will be official at this point because Selby has not taken the placement test yet. UK's coaching staff is working hard on getting Selby on campus. Expect him to be visiting Lexington sometime in the near future.

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