Links archive, September 2011
Links from September 2011
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- John Calipari laments one-and-dones: “Imagine if I had these guys 3 and 4 years”
- Report: Major UK target Nerlens Noel will most likely join the class of 2012.
- Ex-Kentucky target Rodney Purvis committed to N.C. State on Friday afternoon.
- 2012 target Mitch McGary will announce his decision sometime in October.
- Yahoo Sports picks up on the popular “Anthony Davis dunks on a fan” video.
- UK and Louisville could be the main players for 2013 star Malik Price-Martin.
- Archie Goodwin’s high school coach talks about what UK fans can expect (pay).
- Three of UK’s biggest 2012 targets will be visiting other schools this weekend.
- Possible 2013 target Ishmail Wainright would like to attend U of L’s madness.
- Rumble at Rupp: Five UK recruits will play series of games at Rupp in January.
- Scout Recruiting Report: Good news for UK on Willie Cauley & Gary Harris (pay).
- In-state news: Woodford County star Jay Johnson commits to Tennessee Tech.
- UK target Anthony Bennett was one of the stars at Wednesday’s event in Vegas.
- 2012 star T.J. Warren talks about UK and the rest of his top five (pay site).
- Rowan County star Adam Wing might lose his scholarship offer from Travis Ford.
- Ex-UK target Rodney Purvis previews tomorrow’s announcement in his blog.
- Mercurial 2013 star Chris Thomas talks about moving across the country.
- Update on UK target Jonathan Williams, one of 2013′s top players (pay site).
- New video highlights for D’Angelo Russell, a UK in-state target for 2014.
- Blog: Archie Goodwin among recruits who could face NCAA amateurism issues.
- Archie Goodwin’s AAU coach talks about the newest UK commitment (pay site).
- Video of Anthony Davis dunking on a fan at the Big Blue Madness campout.
- Chris Walker backs off announcement that he will pick a school November 15.
- Anthony Bennett’s coach talks about John Calipari’s recent visits (pay site).
- 2012 guard Gary Harris has an offer from UK, will visit Purdue this weekend.
- Memphis AAU insider says of 2012 star Alex Poythress, “He’s going to Kentucky.”
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- Poythress being recruited as a SF, breaks down his final four (pay site).
- Basketball Times ranks UK at No. 1 because of the power of the incoming class.
- 2012 class rankings: Archie Goodwin alone is good enough to put UK at No. 24.
- Ex-UK target Rodney Purvis will announce his decision Friday | NCAA questions?
- New video highlights of 2012′s Willie Cauley from both basketball and football.
- Feature story on LeBryan Nash, who is Travis Ford’s biggest recruit to date.
- Possible UK target JaKarr Sampson will make official visit to Baylor this weekend.
- The line has already formed for fans camping out for Big Blue Madness tickets.
- Draft Express evaluations: Chris Walker, Solomon Poole & the Harrison twins.
- Willie Cauley’s coach talks about UK and his other three finalists (pay site).
- UK target Alex Poythress says it was Duke who decided to cut off the recruitment.
- Three UK newcomers honored in the Athlon Sports season preview magazine.
- 2014 star Jahlil Okafor gets an offer from Duke and is very interested in UK.
- Kentucky and UConn seem to be the “main players” for 2013 star Kuran Iverson.
- 2013 target Nerlens Noel patterns game after Kevin Garnett, eyes national title.
- The latest video highlights for Julius Randle, possibly UK’s top 2013 target.
- UK target T.J. Warren will make his first official visit this weekend (pay site).
- JaKarr Sampson decommits from St. John’s, and UK is interested (pay site).
- John Calipari paid a visit to 2013 standout Kuran Iverson on Monday afternoon.
- Henry Clay’s Jordan Green talks about his UK visit and playing against the Cats.
- 2012 target Dajuan Coleman has postponed his visit to Ohio State until October.
- The UK Nation wonders: Is 2013′s Chris Walker dropping hints that he’ll pick UK?
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- Walker’s recent top five were UK, Kansas, Florida, FSU and Ohio State.
- Fans can start camping out for Big Blue Madness tickets this Wednesday.
- ESPN updates on UK targets Andrew Harrison, Aquille Carr and Robert Carter.
- A 2014 West Coast recruit says UK is already showing some interest (pay site).
- Big 12 Hoops blog looks at ex-UK coach Billy Gillispie and his ability to recruit.
- N.C. State commit lobbying for UK target T.J. Warren to join him in Raleigh.
- 2012 star Alex Poythress has dropped Duke from his list; UK among final four.
- Highly touted Ohio State signee LaQuinton Ross has been ruled ineligible.
- 2014′s Andrew Wiggins, 2013′s Xavier Rathan Mayes “blown away” by UK visit.
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- Note: The two recruits “will probably” be back for Big Blue Madness.
- 2013 star Chris Walker says that he will commit to a school November 15.
- The latest update on 2012 recruit Chris Obekpa makes no mention of Kentucky.
- 2014′s top-rated recruit Andrew Wiggins will be on Kentucky’s campus today.
- Video: 2012 target Anthony Bennett delivers the play of the day | Calipari visits
- 2013 guard Aquille Carr says UK is in his top five and the Cats have offered.
- UK target Julius Randle will be among the top recruits visiting Kansas today.
- Lafayette star Jackson Davis is going to get a visit from Kentucky next week.
- Archie Goodwin & Alex Poythress will play at Lexington Catholic on Jan. 7.
- The Big Board: A Sea of Blue takes the latest look at UK’s 2012 recruiting picture.
- 2013 standout Julius Randle says John Calipari will be at his school next week.
- Archie Goodwin defends his commitment in the face of angry Arkansas fans.
- Syracuse newspaper updates the recruitment of UK target Dajuan Coleman.
- Lafayette star Jackson Davis has seen a lot of high-level visitors this week (pay).
- Rick Pitino travels to Nevada to see one of the top players in the class of 2013.
- The latest on John Calipari’s in-home visit with 2012 star guard Gary Harris.
- Kentucky target Alex Poythress talks about his most recent visit from Memphis.
- John Calipari and the UK staff finally visit 2013 star Jabari Parker (pay site).
- 2012 target Willie Cauley talks about the other three schools on his list (pay site).
- Recruiting notes: Is Kentucky cooling on elite forward Devonta Pollard? (pay site).
- ESPN’s Mike LaPlante: Kentucky fans have nothing to worry about (pay site).
- Lexington Christian star Taylor Barnette committed to UCF on Thursday.
- 2013 target Chris Walker talks about the teams recruiting him the hardest.
- St. John’s star recruit Norvell Pelle’s sister disputes decommitment report.
- New player capsule: 2012 SG Gary Harris is again emerging as a UK target.
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- Harris & Torian Graham contact Archie Goodwin about teaming up at UK.
- Gary Harris Sr. says Louisville is no longer a possibility for his son.
- KU coach Bill Self visited Las Vegas on Wednesday to see Shabazz Muhammad.
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- Muhammad’s father talks about the visit; says there are no leaders (pay).
- 2012 class rankings: Archie Goodwin alone puts UK at No. 22 on Rivals.com’ list.
- Maryland is the latest school to express interest in UK target Torian Graham.
- Nation of Blue on Jeff Goodman’s (unwarranted) criticism of Perry Ellis’ mom.
- GOOD NEWS, BAD NEWS: Archie Goodwin commits to UK; Perry Ellis to Kansas.
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- The Goodwin file: Capsule featuring bio, rankings and video highlights.
- Shabazz Muhammad’s dad says Kyle Anderson helps UCLA’s chances (pay site).
- John Calipari paid an in-home visit to 2012 star Dajuan Coleman on Tuesday.
- 2013 guard Kasey Hill talks about his scholarship offer from Kentucky (pay site).
- New video highlights of Anthony Bennett, one of UK’s top targets for 2012.
- UK’s coaches will head to Bullitt East today to watch 2013 target Derek Willis.
- Gary Harris’ dad says UK’s interest is in the 2012 guard is “serious and sincere.”
- Info on John Calipari’s in-home visit with 2012 center Willie Cauley (pay site).
- Q&A with 2012 forward T.J. Warren, who is a big fan of Kentucky’s style of play.
- Q&A with 2013 target Nerlens Noel, who thinks he’ll visit Syracuse for madness.
- Closer look at what Kyle Anderson’s decision means for Shabazz Muhammad.
- Anderson, a top five 2012 recruit, committed to UCLA on Monday night.
- The father of 2012′s Gary Harris talks about UK’s in-home visitMonday (pay).
- The highly touted guard is taking his time to ensure the right decision.
- Rick Pitino was in Chicago on Tuesdayto see 2013′s top player, Jabari Parker.
- Lengthy Q&A with Mitch McGary, who says he will visit UK “sometime soon.”
- Is Archie Goodwin preparing to make an announcement sometime soon?
- 2012 target Anthony Bennett is standing pat with nine schools for the moment.
- 2014 target Wayne Selden talks about his strong summer showing (pay site).
- 2012 star Perry Ellis will announce his decision Wednesdayat 3:45 p.m. EDT.
- Next Cats player capsule: Bio, rankings and video of the UK recruit.
- Archie Goodwin down to 3 schools after cutting Kansas and UConn from his list.
- New analysis of Shabazz Muhammad, who says he will not sign in November.
- Lafayette star, possible 2014 target Jackson Davis gets an offer from Illinois.
- CBS sources: Top 5 recruit Kyle Anderson leaning toward picking UCLA.
- Ex-UK recruit Braeden Anderson says he’ll pay for school if he can play in college.
- UK visits 2012′s T.J. Warren, and he looks forward to Big Blue Madness (pay site).
- Notebook: 2013 recruit Isaiah Lewis lists eight schools, and UK isn’t one of them.
- Rick Pitino makes a “huge statement” with visit to 2012 center Robert Upshaw.
- Top 5 recruit Kyle Anderson will likely pick between UCLA and Seton Hall.
- Perry Ellis’ mother talks about Kentucky’s in-home visitwith the family Friday.
- Former Heights star Antoine Carr knows well the dilemma that Ellis faces.
- John Calipari told Ellis: “You have to do what’s right for Perry” (pay site).
- New video highlights of point guard Kasey Hill, one of UK’s top targets for 2013.
- Yahoo Sports blog claims John Calipari committed recruiting violationin July.
- ESPN blog’s analysis of the story: “In reality, there’s not much here.”
- Big 12 won’t let former UK recruit Braeden Anderson play at Kansas this season.
- Archie Goodwin “a big fan of Coach Cal,” but he hasn’t made up his mind just yet.
- Derek Willis on board for Big Blue Madness; sets two Indiana visits (pay site).
- The latest on the three St. John’s recruits who were ruled ineligible Thursday.
- Several Kentucky targets will be at John Lucas’ camp in Louisville next month.
- UK target Robert Carter remains one of the biggest mysteries in the 2012 class.
- Alex Poythress enjoyed his in-home visit with John Calipari on Thursday.
- 2013 star Nerlens Noel considering UK and Syracuse for midnight madness.
- 2012 target Robert Carter seems to be taking it slow with his recruitment (pay).
- Mitch McGary says his parents favor Duke and his AAU coach favors Michigan.
- UK targets Derek Willis, D’Angelo Russell, LeRon Black set for Louisville tourney.
- Scout.com recruiting report: Does Kentucky lead for Willie Cauley?(pay site)
- Cauley’s AAU coach says the 2012 center expects to sign in the fall (pay).
- Anthony Bennett’s coach says he expects UK to make the PF’s short list (pay site).
- Trio of highly touted St. John’s recruits fail to qualify for the 2011-12 season.
- Bill Self tells Archie Goodwin that he could be the “face of the program” (pay site).
- 2013 star Troy Williams plans to visit both UK and Louisville in early October.
- Washington coach Lorenzo Romar talks about modern basketball recruiting.
- Derek Willis now has offers from U of L and IU, and an invite to Big Blue Madness.
- Willis tells Rivals.com that he will “probably” attend Madness (pay site).
- Archie Goodwin will have an in-home visit with the UK staff Thursday(pay site).
- Goodwin tweets that he might decide soon, then backs off the comment.
- Former UK target Adjehi Baru still hasn’t been cleared to play this season.
- Recap of Wichita State’s in-home visit with UK target Perry Ellis on Tuesday.
- SEC: Arkansas has decided not to hold a midnight madness event this year.
- Shabazz Muhammad and his father talkabout Kentucky’s in-home visit Tuesday.
- The No. 1 recruit talks at length about all of his in-home visits (pay site).
- A ton of photos of the UK coaches watching Muhammad’s open workout.
- John Calipari could make a visit to see Mitch McGary and T.J. Warren(pay site).
- Tweet: Warren tells CBS that UK will be there to visit him Saturday.
- 3 future Cats make Dick Vitale’s list of the Top 12 Diaper Dandies for 2011-12.
- LeBron James plays pickup ball at UK, which certainly won’t hurt recruiting.
- 2012 star Kyle Anderson sounds like he might be leaning toward Seton Hall.
- UK target Willie Cauley has been excelling on the football field this season.
- Perry Ellis will decide shortly after UK’s visit Friday | Kansas St. visited Monday
- UK checked out 2012′s Anthony Bennett before seeing Shabazz Muhammad.
- Mike Krzyzewski reportedly arrived in a limo to see 2013 star Jabari Parker.
- Scott County will play in same tourney as Shabazz Muhammad & Julius Randle.
- 2013′s Chris Walker backs out of Big Blue Madness, cites too many 2012 recruits.
- Indiana is the latest school to get involved with UK target Julius Randle (pay site).
- 2013 star Aaron Gordon apparently didn’t like John Calipari’s plan for him at UK.
- Podcast: CBS writers predict where the top 10 uncommitted recruits will end up.
- Mitch McGary updates his recruitment, doesn’t plan to commit anytime soon.
- Top 50 recruit D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera is set to visit Louisville in mid-October.
- New 2014 player rankings: Slam Online puts UK target Andrew Wiggins at No. 1.
- The Jordan Brand Classic will return to Charlotte in 2012 | Tickets now on sale
- UK target Alex Poythress will visit Duke with an AAU teammate in late October.
- 2013 star Aaron Gordon is no longer mentioning UK among his top five schools.
- SEC news: Florida visit made an impression on Top 5 recruit Kyle Anderson.
- Scout.com’s scouting report on Big Blue Madness visitor T.J. Warren (pay site).
- Update on 2013 guard Kasey Hill, who already has an offer from UK (pay site).
- UK apparently not among the schools that will attend Jabari Parker’s open gym.
- New player rankings: Slam Online puts Jabari Parker at No. 1 in the class of 2013.
- Gary Parrish: Kentucky’s lack of commitments for 2012 is nothing to worry about.
- Possible UK target Chris Obekpa gets visits from UCLA, Providence and Cincy.
- The UK Nation goes one-on-one with Scout’s Evan Daniels to talk UK recruiting.
- Post-FIBA, John Calipari shifts attention back to UK and hits the recruiting trail.
- UK target Perry Ellis is hosting Kansas State coaches on an in=home visit today.
- SEC commitment: Three-star forward Brandon Morris goes with Georgia.
- SEC news: Florida takes a shot at Kyle Anderson, one of the top 5 players in 2012.
- More SEC: Vols coach Cuonzo Martin makes pitch for ex-UK target Jarnell Stokes.
- NCAA misses a chance to take a stand against UConn’s scholarship shenanigans.
- Tweet: Rick Pitino is visiting with possible UK target Tyler Ennis today in N.J.
- Cards get a commitment: 3-star PG Terry Rozier is Louisville’s first for 2012.
- Scout’s Evan Daniels: “As far as a fit, Rozier fits what Louisville needed.”
- Rozier talks to Rivals: “I wanted to be coached by a hall of famer” (pay site).
- Player evaluation: Rozier is ranked as the No. 88 player in 2012 by ESPN.
- Houston pulls a recruiting coup with two four-star commitments Sunday.
- Hoops World: Marquis Teague “more than capable” of replacing Brandon Knight.
- UNLV was the only school to see Shabazz Muhammad’s open workout Saturday.
- New video highlights of Andrew Wiggins, one of Kentucky’s top targets for 2014.
- Perry Ellis enjoyed his visit with Kansas on Friday; rebuffs Providence’s advances.
- Former UK target Kaleb Tarczewski will choose between Kansas and Arizona.
- Rivals’ Ask the Experts: How big was Travis Ford’s recruiting haul Friday?
- Contact period preview: An overview of what to look for as the period begins.
- Team by team: UK seemingly at disadvantage with coaches in Argentina.
- More: Paul Biancardi looks at the contact period from a coach’s perspective.
- Former UK target Tyrek Coger decommits from Missouri; Cats could be in play.
- Highly touted U of L recruit Kevin Ware ineligible until Dec. 14 at the earliest.
- Georgia 5-star recruit Kentavious Caldwell-Pope has not yet been cleared.
- Several other top recruits still awaiting word on their eligibility status.
- Seton Hall committed a secondary violation with elite 2012 recruit Kyle Anderson.
- 2012′s Archie Goodwin talks about why he eliminated some schools from his list.
- Big Blue Madness visitor Dajuan Coleman wants to “see what it’s like” at UK.
- Louisville could be closing in on its first commitment from the class of 2012.
- Feature story on UK target Andrew Wiggins, who will play for Huntington Prep.
- 2014 center Cliff Alexander is listing Kentucky among his top three schools.
- New video highlights of Wayne Selden, who will be a top UK target in 2014.
- Former Kentucky target Kaleb Tarczewski still has not made a college decision.
- Big Blue Madness ticket info: Distribution for the Oct. 14 event will be Oct. 1.
- Nation of Blue: Why September 20th will be an important date for UK recruiting.
- New 2014 rankings: PrepStars puts UK target Andrew Wiggins at No. 1 | Top 15
- UNLV fan willing to name his child after Shabazz Muhammad if he picks Rebels.
- John Beilein’s system at Michigan could be a deciding factor for Mitch McGary.
- The father of in-state 2013 target Derek Willis talks about his interest in Indiana.
- 2014 point guard Larry Austin gets an offer from Illinois; UK wants him to visit.
- City League Hoops video update includes Dakari Johnson and Nerlens Noel.
- Consensus player rankings for 2014: UK target Andrew Wiggins tops the list.
- Rivals.com says Indiana still has the No. 1 recruiting class so far for 2012.
- New 2013 player rankings: PrepStars puts Jabari Parker at No. 1 | The Top 50
- New 2013 player capsule: In-state power forward Derek Willis (with video).
- Podcast: CBS writers discuss UK’s lack of commitments for 2012 (start at 15:10).
- UK target Archie Goodwin breaks down the five schools still remaining on his list.
- New (and free) Cats Illustrated video feature with UK target Alex Poythress.
- Another new video featuring Willie Cauley, an emerging UK target for 2012.
- ESPN rates Anthony Davis as the No. 1 NBA prospect for 2012 (pay site).
- ESPN: UConn shopped player in effort to free scholarship for Andre Drummond.
- Shabazz Muhammad will get an in-home visit from Southern Cal on Friday.
- A preview of UK target Mitch McGary’s visit to Duke set for this weekend.
- Big Blue Madness visitor Alex Poythress sets his visit to Duke (pay site).
- Top 50 recruit Andrew White has set up three visits, including one to Louisville.
- 2013 star Julius Randle talks about his Elite 24 experience in his latest journal.
- New video highlights of Nerlens Noel, one of UK’s top targets in the 2013 class.
- Lexington star Jaylen Beckham was one of the players victimized by W. Va. Prep.
- UK targets T.J. Warren and Mitch McGary could both visit UNC on Wednesday.
- UK basketball recruit Willie Cauley caught four touchdown passes last week.
- The Sporting News ranks Kentucky as the No. 2 team in its preseason poll.
- T.J. Warren talks about his final five, including UK | More on his N.C. State visit
- Jerry Meyer: Expect UK to move quickly on recruiting in the coming weeks (pay).
- Dajuan Coleman will visit Ohio State three weeks before Big Blue Madness.
- New recruiting journal: Lafayette star Jackson Davis (2014) already likes UK.
- Mitch McGary’s visit to Michigan: “It couldn’t have gone better” (pay site).
- Jeff Goodman: Providence’s best scenario would be Ricardo Ledo not showing up.
- Q&A with 2014 star Wayne Selden, who lists Kentucky among his many offers.
- ESPN’s new 2012 class rankings: 1. Arizona, 2. Indiana, 3. Pitt, 4. Providence.
- U of L target Jake Layman has committed to Maryland for the 2012-13 season.
- Perry Ellis talks about what he wants out of his in-home visits, which start Friday.
- DraftExpress scouting reports include an evaluation of UK target Robert Carter.
- Fake prep school in Charleston, W.Va., dupes 16-18 prospects into attending.
- Committed again: As expected, UK target Ricardo Ledo commits to Providence.
- Chris Walker talks more about his recent Florida visit; Kentucky in his top three.
- Perry Ellis’ latest recruiting journal: He’s undecided on midnight madness plans.
- 2013′s Ishmail Wainright says he has a “great relationship” with Orlando Antigua.
- 2013′s Chris Walker talks about his visit to Florida, confirms for Big Blue Madness.
- T.J. Warren confirms he’s cut his list to five, recaps his N.C. State visit (pay site).
- One of Kentucky’s new walk-ons has family ties to ex-UK coach Eddie Sutton.
- The Sporting News names Anthony Davis a preseason first-team All-American.
- It sounds like Andrew & Aaron Harrison won’t be picking a school anytime soon.
- Consensus player rankings: Hoopniks compiles all rankings for the class of 2013.
- UK could make a run at 2012 star Gary Harris, but the clock is ticking (pay site).
- 2012 point guard and ex-UK target L.J. Rose committed to Baylor on Saturday.
- New video highlights: Shabazz Muhammad “destroys the summer competition.”
- Ask the Experts: Muhammad has a stranglehold on the No. 1 ranking.
- Florida is hosting a group of top recruits this weekend (some are UK targets).
- 2013 guard Isaiah Lewis is trying to set up a visit to Kentucky (pay site).
- Interesting inside story on the situation surrounding 2012 guard Ricardo Ledo.
- 2014 star Shaqquan Aaron: “They’re a powerhouse and I really like Kentucky.”
- Video highlights of 2013 targets: Andrew and Aaron Harrison | Solomon Poole
- Willie Cauley talks about his final four schools and his plans for Big Blue Madness.
- Cauley is aiming to commit early; could he be UK’s first in the 2012 class?
- Sean Miller has Arizona in the driver’s seat for the No. 1 recruiting class of 2012.
- 2012 C Kaleb Tarczewski confirms that UK is no longer in the picture (pay site).
- UK target T.J. Warren played pick-up ball with UNC players Thursday (pay site).
- Archie Goodwin sets dates for his five official visits, including Big Blue Madness.
- 2013 star Julius Randle says UK is among the schools recruiting him the hardest.
- New video highlights of 2012 recruit Ricardo Ledo, who has not yet committed.
- Mitch McGary can make official visits to all six schools on his list if he wants.
- Former UK recruit Michael Chandler will enroll in a prep school in Maryland.
- Former UK target Andre Drummond has officially been added to UConn’s roster.
- New player rankings: Andrew Wiggins tops Rivals.com’s 2014 list | Top 25
- Future UK point guard Ryan Harrow posts some pics of his fellow newcomers.
- Scout.com report: Mitch McGary, Archie Goodwin, Alex Poythress & more (pay).
- New highlights of 2014 star Dakari Johnson, who will be at Big Blue Madness.
- Former UK target Stan Simpson has finally arrived on the Memphis campus.
