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…
2011 recruit Anthony Davis verbally commits to Kentucky
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…
Adolph Rupp got to pick and choose, same as John Calipari
If John Calipari wanted to cut expenses and give the savings for scholarships for poor kids, he could trim his UK staff and forget about spending money on recruiting. All he will have to do is send ESPN’s tape of the NBA draft and newspaper clippings to the six or seven recruits he wants. The…
Son of former Cat ranked No. 1 in Kentucky class of 2014
Jackson Davis, son of former Cat Johnathon Davis, has been ranked No. 1 in the Kentucky class of 2014 by Jody Demling of the Louisville Courier-Journal. Jackson is already 6’7 and projects to grow to as tall as 7’0. Johnathon Davis was a 6’8″ forward and played for Rick Pitino from 88-91. He still lives in…
Kentucky winning another recruiting battle over Louisville recruit
Louisville lost an epic recruiting battle to Kentucky when Marquis Teague, the No. 1-ranked point guard in the 2011 class, turned down Louisville and committed to the Wildcats. History might very well repeat itself in the recruitment of Michael Chandler. The center already decommitted from Louisville earlier this spring, and now it looks like Kentucky…
The commitment of Terrence Jones gives UK a blockbuster recruiting class
Terrence Jones completed one of the more stunning recruitments in recent memory Wednesday night when he signed with Kentucky after initially making a verbal commitment to Washington. “We chose Kentucky,” Linda Mashia-Jones, Terrence’s mother, wrote by text at 11:37 p.m. She later added that Terrence just signed financial aid papers, not an NLI. “Just fin[ancial]…
Scout.com says Marquis Teague will be playing for Kentucky
About one hour before Marquis Teague makes his final decision, Evan Daniels of Scout.com tweeted a link to an article that stated that Marquis Teague, one of the top recruits in the country, will play in the SEC for Kentucky. We’ll have Teague’s official announcement streaming live here at 1:30 pm. Note: I’m not a subscriber…