I was hoping we could land Wilson and Lewis but it’s not looking good for Wilson.
It's looking really good for Acaden Lewis and Caleb Wilson to UK
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Mullins deciding on the 23rd. And maybe most importantly is doing so at 6 pm. You have to think if he was deciding IU that he’d do something at his school/open to the public/etc. (to be fair those arrangements could be made over the next couple weeks)
Acaden was quoted after his UConn visit that UConn was taking two guards and one big in this class.
Putting two and two together makes me feel better and better about Acaden to UK.
Acaden was quoted after his UConn visit that UConn was taking two guards and one big in this class.
Putting two and two together makes me feel better and better about Acaden to UK.
I wouldn’t give up on Wilson just yet. As other people have said he seems enamored with any school he just visited and the longer it goes without him committing the better.
Also if we get Lewis to commit in the next couple weeks then he’ll be in his ear about coming here!
I just think Wilson’s recruitment is gonna change so many times between now and the announcement
Bundalo's visit date set.
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this is the one I hope Pope can land
like his offensive game
He's good. I know most folks probably want Wilson, I prefer Cenac myself, but would be quite happy if we wind up with Bundalo.
Pope in-home with Wilson today.
Pope countering the unc visit quickly, I like it. Any of Wilson, cenac, or bundalo and I'd be a happy 😊 camper
It’s nice having a coach who doesn’t put all his eggs in one basket, with Plan B being jump into a recruitment at the last minute or mash square pegs into round holes. Wilson may get Garrison’d if he doesn’t figure out where he wants to be real quick.
If Cenac or Bundalo are willing to commit now, take it. I like Wilson, but he is not a must have if you get one of these 2 guys.
I just hope we can get Acaden wrapped up soon after his visit.
Not sure. They make it sound like he's a back-up plan for Wilson and might even be a better fit for Pope's offense than Wilson (and likely get him for at least a second year unlike Wilson).
Looks like Bundalo just cut UK. Hopefully because we are getting Wilson or Cenac.
Yeah, you would think that's the reason. Let's hope so! To add, cancelled on the same day as Pope's follow-up visit with Wilson.
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The risk of course is Wilson still has pending visits to other schools, including UT this weekend it looks like. Could be nothing at all but just doesn't seem like a coincidence that Bundalo would so abruptly cancel his visit just announced yesterday on the same day Pope meets again with Wilson.
how would Bundalo know that if Pope just visited Wilson today?
Visits and commitments are separate items for a 18 year old going to high profile colleges where girls are willing to make them feel “comfortable” and they are treated like a VIP all weekend and see if he can get a insane NIL offer he will want matched. Even if he committed to UK I think a school like UNC would still take a visit to lure him there.
I thought he just scheduled it. This is getting crazy. Pope had to give him some indication he either wanted to reschedule it or he had already filled the spot🤞.
Don't care what anyone says about not having to land elite top 10 guys anymore because of the portal. That's BS. BBN will want the elite guys eventually. If we miss on Wilson this year, Pope gets a pass obviously; but eventually, you've got to prove you can swim with the recruiting sharks if you're at Kentucky.
I agree. We want elite talent, I agree. I just don’t think there is a huge difference between Cenac and Wilson. If we lose Wilson, but get Cenac, I think we are fine. Cenac is more of a 4/5 where Wilson is more of a 4/3. If we do get Cenac, I think it is more likely teammate’s like Chandler and Noah get more time at the 3 vs 2.
SOS, I don’t think you should be too worried about whether or not UK gets high school kids ranked in the top 10 by recruiting services. Of course, it’s your right to worry about whatever aspect you think is important. But I think anyone that believes getting top 10 ranked kids is necessary to win a championship in the current CBB environment should at least consider the basis on which the recruiting services rank the players (as well as the data since the NIL & portal era). Look up what On3 states about what they base their ranking on – hint: it’s explicitly not “who will be the best college player.”
For me as a fan, as long and Pope doesn’t let a high school OAD recruit prevent him from recruiting a better one-year player from the portal at the same position, I’m fine with it. Bring them both in and let them compete for the starting spot and even supplement each other. But bringing in these kids and promising them either a starting position and/or that you won’t recruit the same position from the portal just so you can tout having 1st round draft picks is counterproductive to winning in college.
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