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2014 prospect Skovranko watches Kentucky practice

 Posted by at 5:56 PM on March 18, 2013  No Responses »
Mar 182013
 
Pittsburgh-area prospect Ryan Skovranko tweeted this picture from UK's practice at Robert Morris on Monday.

2014 prospect Ryan Skovranko tweeted this picture from UK’s practice at Robert Morris on Monday.

There’s at least one person excited about Kentucky’s trip to the NIT.

Pittsburgh-area prospect Ryan Skovranko and three of his teammates were invited by John Calipari to see the Cats practice Monday in advance of Tuesday night’s NIT opener against Robert Morris.

Skovranko tweeted a picture of the practice and added the “BBN” hashtag. The 6-foot-7 junior wing has said in the past that Kentucky is his favorite school.

Calipari made a trip to western Pennsylvania last month to see Skovranko practice. The under-the-radar recruit plays for Lincoln Park Charter in Midland, Pa., which is just a few miles from where Calipari grew up.

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Calipari visits Pennsylvania to see 2014 wing player

 Posted by at 3:55 PM on February 25, 2013  No Responses »
Feb 252013
 
2014 guard Ryan Skovranko got a visit from UK Coach John Calipari on Sunday. Photo: Tribune-Review

2014 guard Ryan Skovranko got a visit from UK Coach John Calipari on Sunday.
Photo: Tribune-Review

UK Coach John Calipari traveled back home to western Pennsylvania on Sunday to check out under-the-radar 2014 guard Ryan Skovranko.

Calipari was scheduled to see Skovranko earlier this month, but that visit was postponed in the aftermath of Nerlens Noel’s season-ending knee injury.

Skovranko, a 6-foot-7 junior, plays for Lincoln Park Charter in Midland, Pa., which is just a few miles from where Calipari grew up and started his basketball career.

Lincoln Park Coach Mike Bariski said Calipari showed up 30 minutes before the afternoon practice wearing a Pittsburgh Steelers shirt and stayed for the entire two-hour workout.

“It was the best kept secret in Western Pennsylvania,” Bariski said. “We didn’t want a circus.”

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