Leslie hits Lexington
UK recruit, Wall's ex-teammate wows crowd
By Jerry Tipton
As his Bluegrass Baptist School team headed onto the floor Friday night, Coach Keith Peel nodded when asked if his Christians were about to be fed to basketball lions.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Check out game-by-game stats, highlights, photo, video of top basketball players UK is recruiting
Terrence Jones | Brandon Knight | Doron Lamb | C.J. Leslie | Stacey Poole | Josh Selby
- UK basketball target Harris picks Tennessee
- UK prospects might wait till spring to sign
- UK women get 4th top-100 commitment
- Report: Recruit Payne picks Michigan St.
- Top recruit Irving picks Duke over Kentucky
- Barnes still interested in UK
- Top point guard prospect looking at Cats
- Euton has his groove, his goatee back
- Calipari makes offer to rising sophomore
UK targets
Brandon Knight
Status — UK target
Position — Point guard
Class — Senior
Height — 6-foot-3
Weight — 175
Hometown — Coral Springs, Fla.
High school — Pine Crest
Rivals ranking — No. 1 (No. 1 PG)
Scout ranking — No. 3 (No. 1 PG)
2008-09 stats — 31.8 ppg, 8.7 rpg, 5.6 apg, 3.0 spg, 81% FT
Other schools considering — UConn, Florida, Kansas, Miami, Syracuse
Video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JE_vyKxJYf0
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vxf6zuNhZdQ
Status — UK targetPosition — Power forward
Class — Senior
Height — 6-foot-7
Weight — 205
Hometown — Holly Springs, N.C.
High school — Word of God Academy
Rivals ranking — No. 14 (No. 4 PF)
Scout ranking — No. 12 (No. 3 PF)
2008-09 stats — 23 ppg, 11 rpg, 6 bpg
Other schools considering — Florida, Maryland, North Carolina, N.C. State, Miami
Photo credit — Shawn Rocco, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
Video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlagqPkdcCU
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQezDZ2L6V8
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oul4nwX146c
Status — UK targetPosition — Shooting guard
Class — Senior
Height — 6-foot-4
Weight — 175
Hometown — Brooklyn, N.Y.
High school — Oak Hill Academy
Rivals ranking — No. 21 (No. 3 SG)
Scout ranking — No. 26 (No. 3 SG)
2008-09 stats — 15 ppg
Other schools considering — Kansas, Oklahoma
Photo credit — Oak Hill Academy
Video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-boQvnyOa5w
Status — UK targetPosition — Point guard
Class — Senior
Height — 6-foot-2
Weight — 180
Hometown — Baltimore, Md.
High school — Lake Clifton
Rivals ranking — No. 4 (No. 2 PG)
Scout ranking — No. 10 (No. 3 PG)
2008-09 stats — 16 ppg, 4 rpg, 4 apg
Other schools considering — Baylor, Indiana, Kansas, Miami, Syracuse
Photo credit — The Republican (Springfield, Mass.)
Video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtUDohpczL0
Status — UK targetPosition — Power forward
Class — Senior
Height — 6-foot-8
Weight — 220
Hometown — Portland, Ore.
High school — Jefferson
Rivals ranking — No. 13 (No. 3 PF)
Scout ranking — No. 20 (No. 6 PF)
2008-09 stats — 24.6 ppg, 13 rpg, 5 apg, 3 bpg
Other schools considering — Arizona, Kansas, Oklahoma, Oregon, UCLA, Washington
Photo credit — The Oregonian
Video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rZVHFkh2W0
Committed to UK
Stacey Poole Jr.>
Status — UK commitment
Position — Small forward
Class — Senior
Height — 6-foot-5
Weight — 190
Hometown — Jacksonville, Fla.
High school — Providence
Rivals ranking — No. 27 (No. 4 SF)
Scout ranking — No. 58 (No. 11 SF)
2008-09 stats — 26 ppg, 10 rpg, 4.5 apg
Video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3CfPczMzOg
UK Football Notebook
UK football: Joker looking ahead
Coach already looking ahead to '11 class
By Chip Cosby
It was quite a hectic week at the Nutter Training Facility this week, as Joker Phillips was scrambling last-minute to put together a strong finish to his 2010 recruiting class while having another eye towards 2011.
John Clay: Smooth coaching change paid dividends for Cats
John Clay
It wasn't as if there was going to be a big change. That's the beauty of having a coach-in-waiting. The differences are few. The consistency is attractive. The transition is seamless.
UK football signing day
Kicker from Ga. comes with high-flying credentials
By Chip Cosby
It's not often when a place-kicker is one of the headliners of your recruiting class.
UK football may have a gem in Ga. recruit
By Mark Story
When Raymond Sanders — a 5-foot-7 running back whose other scholarship offers were Marshall, Toledo, Air Force, Louisiana Tech and East Carolina — committed to Kentucky last August, the UK message boards were not exactly gleeful.
Cats land prize recruit for 2011 class
By Chip Cosby
Kentucky has not quite completed its football recruiting class for 2010 but got a huge jump on 2011 when it received a commitment Friday from one of the state's top juniors.
- UK star Cobb named first-team All-SEC
- UK football hosting recruits for UNC game
- Younger Collinsworth making name for himself
- UK signee Rumph will go to junior college
- UK football gets commitment from LaGrange kicker
- Brooks expects immediate help from recruiting class
- QB prospects ready to sign — and play
- Simpson's decision not made in a snap
- TE from Georgia commits to UK
- UK football picks up 2 recruits from Memphis
- Florida RB commits to Kentucky
- UK not recruiting more QBs for '09
- UK commitment Newton named Indiana Mr. Football
- Los Angeles junior-college receiver commits to UK
- Lindley named second-team All-American
UK coach Joker Phillips on signing day
More video: Assistant coach Chuck Smith on this year's recruiting class
| Click to see more details for signees | ||
| Name | Pos. | Hometown |
| a-Mychal Bailey | DB | LaGrange, Ga. |
| Tyler Brause | Ath | Bucyrus, Ohio |
| Alvin Davis | DL | Jesup, Ga. |
| Nermin Delic | DL | Dalton, Ga. |
| Teven Eatmon | TE | Bucyrus, Ohio |
| Mike Evans-Douglas | DE | Largo, Fla. |
| Brandon Gainer | RB | Miami, Fla. |
| b-Josh Gibbs | DB | Valencia, Calif. |
| Justin Henderson | DL | Bamberg, S.C. |
| Farrington Huguenin | LB | Columbia, S.C. |
| Jabari Johnson | LB | Stone Mountain, Ga. |
| Brice Laughlin | DL | Summerville, S.C. |
| Joseph Mansour | K/P | LaGrange, Ga. |
| Tim McAdoo | DL | Murfreesboro, Tenn. |
| Malcolm McDuffen | LB | Hopkinsville, Ky. |
| Tim Patterson | LB | Louisville, Ky. |
| Jerrell Priester | Ath | Fairfax, S.C. |
| Tyler Robinson | TE | Alcoa, Tenn. |
| c-Donte Rumph | DL | St. Matthews, S.C. |
| Raymond Sanders | RB | Stone Mountain, Ga. |
| Ronnie Shields | TE | Stone Mountain, Ga. |
| Eric Simmons | DB | Atlanta, Ga. |
| Miles Simpson | RB | Independence, Ky. |
| Alex Smith | TE | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Dale Trimble | DB | Gadsden, Ala. |
| Avery Williamson | LB | Milan, Tenn. |
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