Kentucky received some expected, but exciting news on Tuesday morning when five-star forward Karl Towns verbally committed to the Wildcats. Kentucky fans will have to wait a while to see him in the blue and white, but not as long as originally planned. Towns said he's reclassifying to the 2014 high school class.
In a press conference at his high school at on Tuesday morning, Towns officially announced what everyone had expected – he's going to be a part of Big Blue Nation.
Towns, a 6-foot-10 combo forward from Metuchen (N.J.) St. Joseph's, officially chose Kentucky over other offers from Duke, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Michigan, Michigan State, Seton Hall, Rutgers and Florida.
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.