Tag: Andrew Harrison

In a city known for its basketball, Aaron and Andrew Harrison are the next stars

Everything seems to be in place for Aaron and Andrew Harrison.  The twin brothers have dominated opponents for years now on the basketball court.  They’re regarded as the best at their position. Andrew is a 6-5, 210-pound point guard with a keen ability to handle the basketball and find the open man. Aaron, a 6-5,…

Dakari Johnson ready to face future Kentucky teammates in McDonald’s game

Dakari Johnson is the lone Kentucky commit on the McDonald’s All-American East roster.  Four of his future teammates are on the West squad in the game set for April 3 at Chicago’s United Center.  The way Johnson figures it, the organizers may just have been afraid to put all five future Wildcats on the same team…

Five future Wildcats lead McDonald’s All American Game roster

Five Kentucky recruits are among the 24 boys’ high school basketball players selected Thursday to this year’s McDonald’s All American Game.  The 36th annual McDonald’s boys’ game will be played April 3 in Chicago and televised live at 9:30 p.m. ET on ESPN. Chicago native Jabari Parker, the No. 2 overall prospect in the ESPN 100, will represent…

A record five future Cats named to Jordan Brand Classic

Kentucky set a Jordan Brand Classic record Tuesday when five future Wildcats were selected for this year’s game.  UK could even add to that record in the coming weeks.  Aaron Harrison, Andrew Harrison, Dakari Johnson, Marcus Lee and James Young were all chosen to participate in the 2013 Jordan Brand Classic, to be played April…

Future Cats Andrew and Aaron Harrison named to USA Junior National Select Team

USA Basketball today named the roster for its 2013 USA Junior National Select Team that will take on the World Select Team in the 2013 Nike Hoop Summit, and the USA will be led by two coaches and four players with prior international basketball experience, including USA medalists and prep standouts Aaron Gordon (Archbishop Mitty…

UK has received National Letters of Intent from the Harrison twins, Marcus Lee, Derek Willis and James Young

From the Kentucky basketball office: At the beginning of the early signing period, the Kentucky men’s basketball team has received National Letters of Intent from Aaron and Andrew Harrison, Marcus Lee, Derek Willis and James Young, head coach John Calipari announced Thursday. Analysts have predicted it will mark the fifth consecutive top-ranked class in the country for the Wildcats. The tandem of…

Calipari keeps rolling as Harrison twins pick Kentucky

Thursday was going to be a huge day for somebody. When twins Aaron Harrison and Andrew Harrison announced their college decision live on national television, Kentucky scored yet another major victory on the recruiting trail and landed a backcourt capable of keeping the Wildcats in the Final Four field.  It wasn’t a slam dunk for John Calipari and the Wildcats as the 6-foot-5…