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KENTUCKY on AUG 30th 2024

This is really funny they are doing this. How many do you think the team has show up for this?

I’m a pretty easy going, light hearted person. I do not know what’s funny about them doing this??? 😂

Every team in America has walk on spots, including every single team under Cal. Difference is, Pope is giving kids the chance to make the team instead of Cal hand picking his friends kids to be on the team as walk ons.
 
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I think the kids should be picked by what they can do off the court that would be beneficial to the program:
-Do they come from a family that could be potentially great donors to the program?
-Do they have influential family in the basketball community?
-Could they be a piece that could help get an elite recruit?

I don't care where they are from or if they can dribble.
 
I think the kids should be picked by what they can do off the court that would be beneficial to the program:
-Do they come from a family that could be potentially great donors to the program?
-Do they have influential family in the basketball community?
-Could they be a piece that could help get an elite recruit?

I don't care where they are from or if they can dribble.
Would have been much easier to say you want Rich kid walk-ons.
 
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Guessing a lot the story says you have to email your credentials and then guessing the staff picks a select few to actually show up for the tryout.
Yep..."The Wildcats are asking interested players to submit their height, weight, position and contact information for their high school basketball coach. The tryout is open to all academically eligible, full-time Kentucky students. According to the announcement, the team will narrow its list of potential walk-ons and invite preferred candidates to the tryout Aug. 30."

Looks like Pope had some big rosters at BYU the past couple of years:

23/24 - 16 (4 walk-ons)
22/23 - 17 (5 walk-ons)
 
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As much as I disliked Bobby Knight, “Knight School”, the Texas Tech walk-on tryout reality show from 2006 was great TV. Anyone else remember that?
I found that show fascinating. Put aside the obvious issues with him, it was interesting to learn some coaching insights.
 
I’m a pretty easy going, light hearted person. I do not know what’s funny about them doing this??? 😂

Every team in America has walk on spots, including every single team under Cal. Difference is, Pope is giving kids the chance to make the team instead of Cal hand picking his friends kids to be on the team as walk ons.
This. The way it should be. Props to CMP.
 
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Yep..."The Wildcats are asking interested players to submit their height, weight, position and contact information for their high school basketball coach. The tryout is open to all academically eligible, full-time Kentucky students. According to the announcement, the team will narrow its list of potential walk-ons and invite preferred candidates to the tryout Aug. 30."

Looks like Pope had some big rosters at BYU the past couple of years:

23/24 - 16 (4 walk-ons)
22/23 - 17 (5 walk-ons)
Wish we had a JV team.
 
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