Quickies: Tyler Herro Rising Edition

Tyler Herro is pretty well-known in Kentucky now that he’s a UK signee, but as a four-star recruit, he’s not the national star that some of the past John Calipari recruits have been.

That shouldn’t be the case, according to some of Herro’s peers. Zion Williamson called him “the most underrated player in our class,” and Keldon Johnson said he brings “buckets” to next year’s team.

Herro was apart of the Jordan Brand Classic game, where he scored 13 points on 5-of-9 shooting while dishing five assists and grabbing five rebounds.

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Zion Williamson says Tyler Herro is the most underrated recruit in the nation | Kentucky Sports Radio
This weekend at the Jordan Brand Classic, Tyler Herro had his first opportunity to compete against some of the best competition in the nation on the big stage. And he exceeded expectations.

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Yesterday afternoon, Tyler Herro told KSR that he talks to 2019 five-star point guard Ashton Hagans "quite a bit" and that he's going to be making a college decision "pretty quick." Tonight, Herro took a step further by saying there's a "really good shot" Hagans reclassifies to the class of 2018 and commits to Kentucky.

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Tyler Herro has the reputation of a shooter but showed off his overall floor game at the Jordan Brand Classic at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn Sunday.

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