One thing is for certain, Marquis Teague didn’t lack for an advisory group when it came to deciding whether to jump from Pike High School to the NBA – with a sojourn to Lexington, Kentucky in between. Following a highly successful freshman season at Kentucky, Teague turned to his father, Shawn Teague, who had tryouts with the Golden State Warriors and Indiana Pacers, his coach, John Calipari, who sends entire starting lineups into the league, and his brother, Jeff, who is third year guard with the Atlanta Hawks, for counsel.
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.