Heading into his senior season, what was left for Terrence Jones to do? Jones already had two Class 5A state championships and a player of the year honor from the 2008-09 season. As one of the country’s top-rated prospects in the class of 2010, Jones had every relevant college coach chasing him with a scholarship…
Kentucky recruit Terrence Jones named Oregon 5A player of the year
Kentucky recruit Brandon Knight named to Parade Magazine All-American team
Pine Crest’s two-time Gatorade National Player of the year Brandon Knight has been selected to the Parade Magazine All-American team. Knight, a 6-4 guard, was joined on the first team by Ohio State signee 6-9 Jared Sullinger (Parade Player of the Year and Naismith Player of the Year) and North Carolina recruit Harrison Barnes (Morgan Wootten Player…
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.