A year ago, Anthony Davis looked in the mirror and saw a 6-foot-3 guard in search of a college scholarship. At the time, Davis owned a common name and a common basketball frame. He was watching guards to pick up tricks to use on the floor and hoped he could play in college. It would be months until Cleveland State would come see him play and make his first scholarship offer.
Kentucky signee Anthony Davis is 6-10 and still growing
Three Kentucky signees first-team All-Americans
Three of the four players signed last week by University of Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari have been named to the first-team preseason All-American team by High Potential Scouting Service. Chicago forward Anthony Davis, Indianapolis guard Marquis Teague (photo) and New Jersey forward Michael Gilchrist were joined on the five-man, first-team by Duke signee Austin Rivers and Syracuse signee Rakeem Christmas.
Kentucky basketball adds four for 2011
UK head coach John Calipari is well on his way to a third-straight top-ranked recruiting class after announcing the signings of Anthony Davis, Michael Gilchrist, Marquis Teague and Kyle Wiltjer to National Letters of Intent. “These are not just terrific basketball players, but they’re terrific students and terrific people as well,” Calipari said. “Most importantly, they all have an unbelievable attitude about winning; they all wanted to play together knowing they’re going to have to sacrifice a little bit of their game for their teammates. With this group, it adds to what we already have within our program. These are four of the best, which is what we want to recruit here.”
Anthony Davis tops Scout.com’s refreshed Top 100 of the Class of 2011
Big news from their rankings: Anthony Davis moved to No. 1. Michael Gilchrist dropped to No. 5. Marquis Teague is at No. 6. From Scout.com: “We’ve got a change at the top of our individual rankings for the Class of 2011. Anthony Davis, the fastest-rising senior in the class, laid claim to the title. The…
2011 recruit Anthony Davis verbally commits to Kentucky
Chicago Perspective senior forward Anthony Davis has committed to Kentucky. Davis, a 6-foot-10 forward, is the top-ranked 2011 Illinois prospect and is No. 12 overall by ESPN recruiting. Davis was an unknown before the spring due to lack of exposure, but burst on the scene after showing off a rare versatility for a player his…
Anthony Davis has NOT committed to Kentucky
For whatever reason, an article showed up in my news feed this morning from CatsPause.com that Anthony Davis had committed to Kentucky. Per the article: “Dynamic Chicago power forward Anthony Davis committed to Kentucky on Friday, again reaffirming coach John Calipari‘s recent dominance of the national recruiting scene.” Shortly thereafter I received an email from Steve…
Kentucky recruit Anthony Davis eliminates North Carolina; narrows list to 3 schools
Roy Williams spent a good deal of time at the Peach Jam last week watching 6-foot-10 Chicago Perspectives forward Anthony Davis, but the big man is not returning the love. “It looks like North Carolina is not going to be in the recruiting process with us,” Anthony Davis Sr. said Friday by phone from the…
Is Kentucky recruit Anthony Davis the No. 1 Player in the Class of 2011?
Davis is currently ranked No. 8 in the 2011 class by Rivals. Scout lists him as the No. 3 power forward in the class. Kentucky, Ohio State and Syracuse lead for his services. The players most commonly placed ahead of him are Quincy Miller (undecided), Austin Rivers (undecided) and Michael Gilchrist (UK). The buzz about…
2011 recruit Anthony Davis to visit Kentucky, ‘Cuse before deciding
Anthony Davis will visit Kentucky and Syracuse later this summer before making his college choice. As first reported by ZAGSBLOG last month, Davis’s final three remains Kentucky, Syracuse and Ohio State but he has only seen Ohio State. We’re still working on the top three,” Anthony Davis Sr. said Monday by phone. “He wants to…