I listened to an interview with Konner Tucker, and drew these highlights therefrom:

“You know, they want me to come in here [UK] and play a little bit of the Point Guard position and play on the wing just like I have in high school and at Lon Morris -- just whatever happens throughout the game.  They didn’t promise me any starting position.”

He conceded that some fans considered him unworthy of a UK offer, but said he would just work hard and show them they are wrong.

“I definitely have no doubt that I’ll be playing next year.”

He was asked to describe himself, and said, “I feel like I’m a point guard [who] can score.  I look to make good decisions.”

He also said he had the impression that both Meeks and Patterson were returning from what he could tell, and that everyone expected big things from the team once the new folks got shuffled in.

He seemed like he was tired, or on a sedative, or perhaps just not too glib.  This is no Jeff Sheppard, but does seem much more mature than a Ramel Bradley.  He did seem to be a very confident, almost cocky guy, which would jive with his high school coach’s claim that he is very aggressive with a very competitive nature.

This past season at Lon Morris College Konner shot 83.5% from the free throw line and got there an awful lot (111 out of 133).  He also shot 42.4% from the three-point zone (hitting 73 out of 172).  His 72 assists against 57 turnovers is not that impressive, although I'm told he has played a lot at the wing, rather than the point.  His team roster shows another guard (a Brian Wanamaker) averaging 4.2 assists per game.  I assume that guy’s getting a lot of time at the point as well, inasmuch as Tucker is a freshman, after all.

Tucker has 27 steals but apparently no blocks on the year.