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2014 guard Lyle says Kentucky no longer on his list

 Posted by at 10:30 PM on January 29, 2013  No Responses »
Jan 292013
 

Class of 2014 guard JaQuan Lyle has eliminated Kentucky from his list of 10 schools.

Evansville, Ind., point guard JaQuan Lyle tweeted Tuesday night that Kentucky is no longer on his list of schools.

Lyle, the No. 13 overall player in the class of 2014, narrowed his list to 10 schools a few weeks ago. Kentucky was the only team on the list that had not offered.

Florida was not among his final 10 schools, but the Gators still reached out to offer Lyle a scholarship last week. They have now replaced UK on his list of 10, which also includes Texas, Louisville, Indiana, Georgetown, Illinois, N.C. State, Cincinnati, Ohio State and Tennessee.

Lyle made an unofficial visit to UK in October for Big Blue Madness. The Cats are still involved (and have offered) Tyus Jones and Emmanuel Mudiay, the top two point guards in the class of 2014.

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JaQuan Lyle still considering UK after first cut

 Posted by at 11:03 AM on October 30, 2012  No Responses »
Oct 302012
 

Class of 2014 guard JaQuan Lyle visited UK for Big Blue Madness on Oct. 12.

Class of 2014 guard JaQuan Lyle trimmed his list to 10 schools Tuesday, and Kentucky remains among his possible destinations.

Lyle also is considering Texas, Louisville, Indiana, Georgetown, Illinois, N.C. State, Cincinnati, Ohio State and Tennessee.

The Evansville native was one of several high-profile recruits to visit Big Blue Madness earlier this month. The 6-foot-4 point guard is considered a top-20 overall player by Rivals.com (17th), Scout.com (13th), and ESPN (15th).

Lyle does not yet have a scholarship offer from UK. The class of 2014 is heavy on point guards, including Tyus Jones and Emmanuel Mudiay, who are ranked by Scout.com as the top two overall players in the class.

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How, when and where to get Big Blue Madness tickets

 Posted by at 6:25 PM on September 17, 2012  5 Responses »
Sep 172012
 

John Wall broke out a special dance at Big Blue Madness in 2009.
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We’re less than a month away from Big Blue Madness, and fans wishing to attend will need to make plans to get their tickets sometime this week.

Tickets for the Oct. 12 event at Rupp Arena will be made available Saturday at 7 a.m. As always, the tickets will be free, but fans will have to be quick about it.

UK said last year’s event “sold out” in less than an hour.

The university has asked fans wishing to camp outside Memorial Coliseum not to do so until Wednesday at 7 a.m. Tickets will also be available through Ticketmaster.com and UKAthletics.com. There will be a small fee if you acquire tickets online. (Looks like $1.25 on Ticketmaster).

There will be a limit of four tickets “per person” if you go to Memorial Coliseum, and four tickets “per household” if you go the online route.

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JaQuan Lyle’s coach ‘extremely excited’ about UK visit

 Posted by at 3:45 PM on September 10, 2012  No Responses »
Sep 102012
 

JaQuan Lyle is planning to visit UK for Big Blue Madness on Oct. 12.

As John Calipari travels the country this week, one of his expected destinations is Evansville’s Bosse High School.

The reason: Class of 2014 point guard JaQuan Lyle.

Bosse coach Shane Burkhart told the Herald-Leader on Monday that he is expecting Calipari to visit sometime during the contact period, which started Sunday.

“He’s coming in, we just don’t know when,” Burkhart said. “I know one of the things that Coach has expressed to JaQuan is that, right now, he’s really concentrating on 2013. He has to, and we completely understand that. We’re extremely excited about him coming in.

“He’s going to call and tell us he’s coming in, and we’re going to say, ‘Great, thank you, come on in, and we’re excited to see you.’”

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2014 recruit JaQuan Lyle says he’ll be visiting UK

 Posted by at 7:06 PM on September 2, 2012  No Responses »
Sep 022012
 

The football Cats didn’t have a very good Sunday, and one of the top basketball recruits in the class of 2014 was there to see it.

Indiana native JaQuan Lyle attended the UK-Louisville football game as part of his unofficial weekend visit to U of L. At one point, he tweeted a photo from his (very good) seats at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium.

He also made an announcement during the game. He’ll be visiting UK for the program’s Alumni Game on Sept. 15.

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