Links archive, January 2010

Links from January 2010

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• Stacey Poole scored seven points in his team’s playoff win Tuesday.
• A Wisconsin fan’s first-hand appraisal of 2012 recruit J.P. Tokoto | And a Milwaukee TV report on Tokoto (with video highlights).
• Some video highlights of Josh Selby‘s big game last week
• Interesting feature story from the Rock Hill, S.C. paper on the difficulties of recruiting overseas
• A Q&A from last month with 2012 recruit Jean-Pierre Tokoto, who got an offer from UK recently
• 2011 recruit Quinn Cook hits five threes and scores 21 in a losing effort Saturday
• 2011 recruit Quincy Miller scores 18 of his 23 points in the second half of a victory Saturday
• 2011 recruit Michael Gilchrist hits a game-winning basket with :02 left Saturday night
• The Charleston Gazette takes a look at 2010 recruit Justin Coleman
• Ricardo Ratliffe has 28 points and nine rebounds in a loss Saturday
• Possible 2010 recruit Terrence Ross hit six threes Friday night
• 2011 recruit Marquis Teague was booed in Bloomington on Friday night (paid subscription required)
• Terrence Jones scores 30 in a blowout win Friday night
• Brandon Knight scores 35 points with a career-high eighth threes Friday night
• Ricardo Ratliffe has 28 points and 15 rebounds in a victory
• A look at class of 2012 recruit DeJuan Marrero, who has interest from UK
• Two of Doron Lamb’s Oak Hill games canceled due to weather
• High School Hoop talks to “the next John Wall”
• A ZagsBlog source says Brandon Knight will commit to UK soon | Knight tells Rivals about his recent trip to Miami (paid subscription required)
• Five UK recruits included on MaxPreps’ mid-season McDonald’s All-American selections
• Kentucky Sports Report checks in on juco star Ricardo Ratliffe (paid subscription required)
• Josh Selby provides plenty of highlights in a 41-point performance| A full story (with a great picture) on Selby’s big game
• Stacey Poole’s team needs OT to beat archrival
• Michael Gilchrist returns from injury with 17 points, 7 rebounds
• Minnesota hosts eighth-grader for Michigan State game (paid subscription required)
• How UConn Coach Jim Calhoun’s situation impacts Brandon Knight’s recruitment.
• Why Terrence Jones delayed choosing a college.
• Josh Selby provides plenty of highlights in a 41-point performance| A full story (with a great picture) on Selby’s big game
• Stacey Poole’s team needs OT to beat archrival
• Michael Gilchrist returns from injury with 17 points, 7 rebounds
• Minnesota hosts eighth-grader for Michigan State game (paid subscription required)
• How UConn Coach Jim Calhoun’s situation impacts Brandon Knight’s recruitment.
• Why Terrence Jones delayed choosing a college.
• 2011 recruit Marquis Teague on his visit to Louisville (paid subscription required).
• West Lafayette, Ind., paper talks to college basketball experts on the state of recruiting.
• Jerry Meyer talks about the possibility of another No. 1 class and several other UK-related topics.
• Brandon Knight scores 32 in win over University School on Friday.
• Terrence Jones hits five threes and scores 30 in a 37-point rout Friday.
• 2012 recruit Zach Peters was scheduled to visit UK for the Arkansas game (paid subscription required).
• MaxPreps has a great rundown of the best players available from the class of 2010.
• Josh Selby scores 28 points and dishes out eight assists in a win Thursday.
• Terrence Jones earned praise after helping to end an opposing team’s 29-game winning streak.
• The Winston-Salem Journal has a lengthy feature on 2011 recruit Quincy Miller.
• Video: Possible UK target Deuce Bello (class of 2011) dunks between his legs during a game.
• Doron Lamb will make his decision
  after the NCAA Tournament (paid subscription required).
• Kentucky Sports Report breaks down “Cal’s Big Board” (paid subscription required).
• Brandon Knight scored 33 in a 40-point victory Wednesday night.
• The ESPNU 100 has been updated (Knight leads UK recruits at #3).
• Scout.com talks to UK target Justin Coleman (paid subscription required).
• Scout.com talks to UK target Gorgui Dieng (paid subscription required).
• ESPN talks to Doron Lamb about his nationally televised game over the weekend. Also, Lamb talks at length with the NBE Basketball Report.
• ZagsBlog says Arizona and Kansas lead the race for Josh Selby’s services. Meanwhile, the Baltimore Sun covers Selby’s 36-point showing in a victory Tuesday (with nice photo of Selby).
• Selby’s mother talks about his upcoming visit to Kansas (paid subscription required).
• Former Courier-Journal columnist Jerry Brewer has a nice column on Terrence Jones.
• Jones and Brandon Knight were named to the U.S. team at the Nike Hoop Summit.
• Calipari had some travel troubles while trying to see Knight play recently.
• Top Juco player and UK target Ricardo Ratliffe breaks his school scoring record.
• C.J. Leslie and 2011 UK target Quincy Miller faced off Wednesday. (Paid subscription required)
• Kentucky Sports Report checks in on Josh Selby and his upcoming UK visit. (Paid subscription required).
• Video of a monster dunk from 2011 UK target Marquis Teague. Also: Teague visited U of L for Monday’s game against Villanova (paid subscription required).
• The coach of UK target Terrence Ross talks about his player’s decommitment from Maryland.
• Scout.com’s Dave Telep says UK is “gaining momentum” on Brandon Knight.
• The Springfield, Ohio newspaper has a preview of Knight’s upcoming tournament there.
• The Arizona Daily Star talked to the parents of Josh Selby and Doron Lamb after visiting Arizona. TheSiver.com has more on Lamb’s visit to Arizona.
• MaxPreps.com mentions Brandon Knight, Doron Lamb and Terrence Jones as Player of the Year candidates.
• The Oregonian checks in for the latest on Terrence Jones’ recruitment.
• Pitino, Pelphrey and Walter McCarty recently got a look at UK target Justin Coleman.
• Archbishop McCarthy can’t stop a hot Brandon Knight: He pours in 40 during an 89-48 win.
• Knight puts up 41 points, including a tomahawk jam at the end of the game, to help his Pine Crest (Fla.) team overwhelm Cardinal Gibbons.
• Video highlights of C.J. Leslie playing against Roger Bacon of Cincinnati at Lexington Catholic on Saturday. Leslie scored 26 points, but his team lost by one.
• David Borges of the New Haven Register says Josh Selby will make an official visit next month to UConn.
• Josh Selby scores 27 as his Lake Clifton squad cruises to a 64-25 win.
• Selby puts up 36, but his Clifton Lakers fall to rival Digital Harbor, 72-64.
• Here’s a nice profile on C.J. Leslie by Lexington’s Channel 36. It includes comments from Leslie’s coach at Word of God.
• Check out Oregon.com’s video clip of a smooth 360 dunk by Terrence Jones.