Web Wednesday (Only recruiting): 4/30/08

Recruiting Trail

• Dominique Ferguson, a 6′9″ 200 lb. forward from Lawrence North (IN) HS in Indianapolis (Same school that produced Greg Oden and Mike Conley and where Stephen Van Treese, a 2009 prospect currently goes to school), committed to the Cats following an unofficial visit over spring break in which he met the coaches and players. Ferguson becomes the third recruit to sign with Kentucky in the 2010 class joining K.C. Ross-Miller, a point guard from Texas, and Dakota Euton, a forward from Kentucky.

Here are a couple links to find out some information on Dominique Ferguson:

1.  Catspause article on Ferguson w/ quotes and updates
2.  Ferguson’s Rivals page

• Obviously the biggest news of the day was the signing of forward/center Josh Harrellson. Harrellson had been down to UK and Saint Louis before deciding to go to Kentucky, where he might get some starts at center with Patterson next to him at power forward.

LINKS:

1.  Josh Harrellson podcast (2008-04-29_josh_harrellson_commitment.mp3) from Kentuckyink.com, interview with Harrellson about UK (Before commitment)
2.  Harrellson interview with Catspause’s Jeff Drummond after his commitment
3.  Harrellson’s Rivals page

• Chris Wright, the freshman from Dayton University, WILL NOT be transfering to UK or any other school it looks like. There was a rumor floating around the other day that he was looking to get out of Dayton and was a big UK fan growing up (Which was actually true.
•  Another recruiting note is that Maurice Sutton, the FORMER UK target has been quoted as saying he is “Pretty much over them (UK)”, so it looks like he will not be coming. Personally I did not want him even before these comments because we already have one 6′10″ rail thin forward in Perry Stevenson and no need for another. Some people might think I am holding a grudge against him but in my honest opinion I would not consider UK if I were him because he has been Plan C or D for some time now and it would be better for him to go to a school that really wants him.
•  Yet another recruiting tid bit about a young high school player. Vinny Zollo (No not Vinnie), a freshman who is 6′8″ kid already, he lives in Ohio and doctors have told him he has a chance to grow to 7′0″ tall. He has a polished game and is getting some interest from some top schools such as UK, Tennessee, & West Virginia. Zollo appears to be a UK fan because he has attended Kentucky’s basketball camp since the 5th grade.

LINKS:

1.  Zollo’s Rivals page
2.  Catspause story on Zollo (From February)

Recruiting Update: Dominique Ferguson

 

Dominique Ferguson, a top 10 player for the class of 2010, has committed to the Cats. He is ranked #8 overall by Scout.com and is already 6′9″ 200 lbs. He plays for Lawrence North (IN) which is where Greg Oden and Mike Conley played and where 2009 standout Stephen Van Treese currently plays. this is a huge get for the Wildcats and it looks like Billy G is putting together a phenomenal string of talent for the 2010 class. That is now two top 10 players in the nation along with K.C. Ross-Miller.

This has been a phenomenal day in recruiting for UK who have commits from Josh Harrellson and Dominique Ferguson and it appears Evan Anderson will decide in a few days, one chose is UK, and Vinnie Zollo looks to be heading to Kentucky, two more 2010 prospects ranked in the top 50.

Check out Catspause.com or Scout.com for more info.

HARRELLSON COMMITS TO CATS!

Jeff Drummond confirms that Harrellson has commited to the Kentucky Wildcats. Big late pick up here by the Cats. Drummond currently has Harrellson on the phone (6:40 pm) and he said Harrellson has confirmed this. Harrellson looks like he will back up Patterson and Stevenson and might get some starts over Stevenson at center.

Majok Goes With UCONN

UK target Ater Majokchose UCONN over the likes of Kentucky and Baylor today. Majok went from a relatively unknown player to the #13 rated prospect in the country in a matter of months. Majok is 6′10″ with a 7′4″ wingspan and was said to have perhaps the biggest upside in the 2008 class. This is yet another swing and miss for the Wildcats, who have missed out on numerous recruits in the past couple months including Roderick Flemmings and now Ater Majok. Hopefully Billy G can rebound and bring in some solid recruits.

Kentucky Greats; #13-1

Sorry for no posting for a while (Almost two months) but I was very busy and still am quite a lot so I am just going to post the top 13 players for Kentucky Greats and write their summary on a later date:

 

1.    Dan Issel

2.    Kenny Walker

3.    Jack Givens

4.    Alex Groza

5.    Tony Delk

6.    Jamal Mashburn

7.    Cotton Nash

8.    Ralph Beard

9.    Kyle Macy

10.  Rick Robey

11.  Louie Dampier

12.  Ed Davender

13.  Kevin Grevey