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10 Years Ago > Chris Lofton (Clipped)

… After a solid high school career, Lofton's style of play was starting to surface to some of the elite basketball programs in the nation. Many expected for him to go to the University of Kentucky, but then head coach Tubby Smith didn't recruit Lofton.

Lofton's list of schools were Tennessee, Arkansas, Cincinnati, Florida, Louisville, North Carolina State, Notre Dame and Oklahoma. The Bearcats and Vols were the only two schools to offer him a basketball scholarship. Lofton ultimately chose to play for the Vols.

During his recruitment, Lofton was waiting on Kentucky and Louisville to offer him a scholarship, but it never happened...