Tag: Recruiting

Turkish sensation Enes Kanter commits to Kentucky

Enes Kanter, the 6-foot-10 Turkish sensation who played a year of high school ball in the United States, will play next season at the University of Kentucky.  Kanter committed to the Wildcats on Tuesday, according to Evan Daniels of Scout.com.  This comes via Jody Demling of the Courier-Journal.

Kentucky recruit Brandon Knight named Gatorade National Player of Year for 2nd time

Pine Crest star guard Brandon Knight moved alongside former prep greats LeBron James and Greg Oden Tuesday as the third two-time Gatorade National Player of the Year.  Knight, ranked No. 1 in the 2010 class by Rivals.com, accepted the coveted award during a ceremony with a pep-rally type atmosphere inside a packed Pine Crest auditorium. …

Kentucky recruit Marquis Teague to attend Big Blue Madness

This is being reported by truebluekentucky.com.  If true, he’ll be joining a very impressive recruiting class scheduled to attend Big Blue Madness:  Achraf Yacoubou, Tobias Harris, Kyrie Irving and C.J. Leslie.  Read article.

As most predicted yesterday, Stacey Poole commits to Kentucky

Poole committed to UK over South Carolina.  Poole cited UK Coach John Calipari‘s record of developing players, as a key factor.  “I love Coach Cal,” Poole said. “I think he’ll put me in the right situation. Where I want to be in a couple years.”  Read article.

Stacey Poole to commit to Kentucky

Per Jerry Tipton of the Lexington Herald-Leader, “All indications are Stacey Poole, Jr., a top 50 prospect in the high school class of 2010, will commit to Kentucky on Wednesday.”  With press conference to follow on Thursday.  Read article.