Kentucky received some expected, but exciting news on Tuesday morning when five-star forward Karl Towns verbally committed to the Wildcats. Kentucky fans will have to wait a while to see him in the blue and white, but not as long as originally planned. Towns said he’s reclassifying to the 2014 high school class. In a press…
Elite big man Karl Towns commits to the Wildcats; will reclassify to 2014
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…
Derek Willis: ‘I didn’t go to UK to start. … I went there to win’
Nearly 10 months ago, Derek Willis stood before a big crowd in the Bullitt East High School library to say he was committing to play basketball for the University of Kentucky instead of with Louisville, Indiana or Purdue. It was a highly anticipated announcement in one of the state’s most closely watched recruitments in years.…
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…
Kentucky offers scholarship to Marcus Lee
Kentucky offers scholarship to Marcus Lee
2014 Top 10 Trey Lyles decommits from Indiana, Wildcats likely interested
One of the class of 2014’s top players, Trey Lyles of Indianapolis Tech, has decommitted from the Indiana Hoosiers and reopened his recruitment: Lyles, who is 6-foot-8, made an oral commitment to Indiana before his freshman year. He is rated the No. 9 player in the country for the Class of 2014, according to Rivals.com. “Trey Lyles has decided…
Julius Randle and the Harrison twins could all choose “Big Blue” together
Three of the top five players in the 2013 Rivals150, and the No. 26 overall prospect in the rankings, all were in attendance at the Orlando event, spread over two high-profile AAU teams. In addition to the lofty rankings the four prospects also had another thing in common: They’re all natives of Texas. Shooting guard Aaron…
Karl Towns Jr. improved significantly playing for John Calipari and the Dominicans
For the past two months, Karl Towns Jr. was known as Young Buck — an affectionate reminder from his teammates on the Dominican Republic national team that, despite standing taller than all but one of them, the 6-foot-11 Towns is still just 16 years old. Taking that ribbing from his older teammates was a small price to…
Kentucky recruit Julius Randle shines at Peach Jam
Julius Randle was sitting on the bench, eyes cast down, shaking his head, when a child approached and handed him a folded piece of paper. Even in defeat, Randle stands out. Even in defeat, fans want autographs. Randle, who’s playing for the Texas Titans at the EYBL Finals at the Nike Peach Jam, scored 31…
Kentucky target James Young earns MVP of Nike Global Challenge
Michigan native James Young was terrific during Nike’s EYBL season. A 6-foot-6 left-hander, Young proved himself an athletic slasher that could really shoot the ball from beyond the arc. But through three games at Nike’s Global Challenge, Young had struggled for the USA’s Midwest team. He was averaging 15.0 points, but shooting just 42% from…