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Today seems like a good day for a basketball commitment!
That might just be the case for John Calipari and the Kentucky Wildcats, as 4-star forward Lance Ware will be announcing his college decision this afternoon at 4 p.m. and the buzz is that the Wildcats will be the choice.
Ware, a 6’9” forward from New Jersey, ranks as the 32nd best player in the 2020 class by 247 Sports and could be Kentucky’s first frontcourt commitment in the class, joining wings Brandon Boston and Cam’Ron Fletcher.
Ware averaged 11.4 points and 6.0 rebounds a game with the NY Rens on the Nike EYBL Circuit. According to Evan Daniels, adding Ware would move Kentucky to the top class in the country.
With 10 Crystal Ball picks in Kentucky’s favor, it’s hard to see a scenario in which Ware picks anywhere other than Kentucky, but he has taken recent visits to Ohio State and Michigan. I feel pretty confident that Kentucky’s 2020 class will gain its third member this afternoon with the chance to add a fourth in Terrence Clarke in just a couple days.
Tweets of the Day
Lance Ware tomorrow and Terrence Clarke Saturday?!?? Live look at Kentucky Basketball recruiting after the “media” said Cal lost his touch: #BBN pic.twitter.com/lNCQefoNsG
— Daniel “Keep Rolling Rolling Rolling” Smith (@ukfandan37) September 11, 2019
Cal isn’t done yet!
University of Kentucky wide receiver Lynn Bowden will wear Terry Wilson’s No. 3 during the Wildcats’ home game against Florida on Saturday, the school confirms to the LHL/Kentucky.com.
— Josh Moore (@JoshMooreHL) September 11, 2019
Nice gesture by Bowden. Betting he throws at least one pass in his boy’s number, too.
Really cool move by Lynn Bowden.
Quickies
How do the Cats and Gators match up? - Herald Leader
Injuries leave some question marks on both sides.
Kentucky-Florida is the hottest ticket in college football this week - Herald Leader
Tickets to the game won’t come cheap or easy.
Walker Wood staying ready as 2nd string QB - Courier Journal
Wood is next in line should a situation arise.
Florida will test Sawyer Smith in first SEC start - Cats Pause
The UK O-Line and Smith will have their hands full against the Gators pass rush.
Eddie Gran vs. Todd Grantham Part IV takes place on Saturday - KSR
These two are familiar with each other.
Penny Hardaway cancels visit to see Terrence Clarke - Cats Pause
Seems like Penny is conceding this recruitment.
What does Team USA’s loss mean going forward? - ESPN
Probably very little as more stars will want to play in the 2020 Olympics.
Best NBA teams to never win a title - Bleacher Report
A lot of really good teams that failed to bring home a title.
NCAA asks California to deny Fair Pay to Play Act - ESPN
Definitely something to watch moving forward.
Ohio State’s attempt to trademark “The” fails - Yahoo
Anything else would have been absurd.
Book Richardson apparently said he paid $40k to make sure a player was academically eligible - Yahoo
What a twist to the story.