July’s live recruiting period is divided into two segments: One runs from July 6-15 and the other extends from July 22-31. During this timeframe college coaches are allowed to attend camps and tournaments featuring the nation’s best players and travel teams, and accordingly the grassroots landscape shifts dramatically in a matter of just a few weeks. Now that the first period is finished and the second has begun, it’s time to examine some of the central themes that have defined this year’s travel circuit thus far.
Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter’s Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.