Brandon Knight added a major award, but lost a school on Tuesday.
Knight, the 6-3 guard out of Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) Pine Crest ranked the No. 1 prospect in the Class of 2010, became just the third player to win back-to-back Gatorade National Player of the Year awards. Former NBA star Alonzo Mourning presented Knight with the honor. Mourning won the honor in 1998.
LeBron James and Greg Oden were the other two players to win the honor in back-to-back years.
“It’s a great honor to be in this category,” Knight said, according to RivalsHigh. “It adds a little pressure, but that’s what makes a lot of great athletes, that they are able to thrive under pressure.”
Knight finished his career as Broward County’s all-time leading scorer with 3,515 points.
Scout.com also broke the news that Florida removed itself from the Knight Sweepstakes.
“Correct,” a source close to the UF program confirmed to me.
That leaves Kentucky, Kansas and UConn in the mix with many believing Knight will end up replacing John Wall at Kentucky. Wall is likely to be the No. 1 pick in the June NBA Draft.
“Kentucky is probably where he ends up,” a source close to the situation previously told me.
“I look at making this decision as one of the most important decisions I”ll make in my life,” Knight recently said in SLAM magazine. “As a result, I am being very patient so I will make the right decision and go to a place that will best benefit me as a person, student and athlete.”
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Knight to Kentucky is a no brainer….Selby to KU and maybe Lamb to follow him when Xavier Henry declares for the draft.
not so fast on selby. lots to play out before he decides.
Why would Florida stop pursuing Knight?
…it’s a good bet they won’t land Knight anyway, they don’t want to be seen losing the recruiting battle to another school, Knight’s privately told them they’re out of the running, they can gain a commitment from another guard who doesn’t want to compete with Knight for playing time, they suspect a significant problem with Knight’s eligibility, they had a bit much to drink last night and started asking whose idea was it to recruit Bobby Knight anyway…
So you think they land Knight, Selby, AND Leslie?
^ It depends if Bledsoe goes pro or not if UK goes after another guard.I don’t think UK will get both Knight and Selby.
I think UK lands Knight and possibly Lamb with either T.Jones or Leslie..
There’s a lot of chatter that 5 players will leave for the NBA draft after the season.
Wall-Cousins-Patterson-Bledsoe-Orton,If that were to happen and with 3 players that are also leaving to graduation.UK would only have 4 returning players and many spaces to fill….
i think uk gets knight, poole, jones, and kanter at least. then it depends on who ends up leaving at the end of the year.
Not that it matters that much, but we will have a whopping 5 players returning. Harrelson, Hood, Miller, Liggins, and Dodson…4 of the guys play the same position. Top potential and committed prospects to fill the void are Poole, Kanter, Knight, T. Jones, T. Ross, D. Lamb, Selby, L. Cothron, and Leslie.
http://www.allkyhoops.com/2010/03/source-florida-found-out-that-knight-is.html
Stuff most of us were already thinking, but here is another rumor.
Seems to me like UConn’s best shot is with Joseph at this point. I know Knight’s coach and dad were rumored to be pushing Brandon to Conn but I don’t feel very confident. I also think Selby is going to Kansas. With Kemba Walker (most likely) coming back, recruiting an elite PG in 2011 is more important. Our front court killed us this year so I hope Leslie, Jack , Mo Walker or Cothron commit. I would also be very happy with either Lamb or Joseph coming to UConn, as well
lamb is going to uk or ku, probably ku because of the lack of competition on the wing
If lamb goes to KU he probably wont play right away, our 2 redshirts (Travis Releford and Mario Little) play the same position and will be much further along then Lamb. Would love to have him, i just think he would have to wait his turn.
Also… Nov 27 next year, KU v Arizona in Las Vegas. get excited
Not anything to get excited about if you’re a KU fan.
Why? Should be a great game and hopefully a nice november KU victory. sounds exciting to me
Freight train headed down those tracks…….hahahahhaha…………Pasta rules this blog……………… no fat guard or fluke shot from the rafters this year …..suck it up Gayhawks …..hhahahahahahahahaa.;
hey pastaboy, where was Arizona seeded in the tourney this year. Oh yeah, they didn’t make it. And to you U of A BJ, there is plenty to be excited about for KU fans. We will be loaded again next year. Yes we lost a tough game last weekend, but I give Northern Iowa all of the credit in the world. They played a good game and were fully prepared and they deserve alot of credit. Life goes on.