When Dontaie Allen was pouring in 3-pointer after 3-pointer at tiny Pendleton County High School, one of the first colleges to notice his ability was Western Kentucky University (WKU).
The more he scored, the more colleges noticed him – including the University of Kentucky.
When coach John Calipari offered Dontaie Allen a scholarship, he couldn't resist so he took his 3,255 career points to Lexington in what best can be described as an erratic and frustrating career as a Wildcat for the 6-foot-6 shooting guard.
Fast-forward to last spring and Dontaie Allen needed a change of scenery and, once again, WKU was knocking on his door.
“Western was one of my first offers so it's definitely something when I entered the portal this summer Western was one of the first people to hit me up again,” said Allen, a redshirt junior at WKU's Media Day Wednesday. “It was one of those things that I had to go down there for a visit and just see how it is and just see how the staff is.”
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.
