Kentucky’s Poole to Transfer
As expected, Kentucky sophomore Stacey Poole will
As expected, Kentucky sophomore Stacey Poole will
Robert Upshaw, a 6-foot-11 center from Fresno
With Mike Krzyzewski on the brink of making coaching history, the compliments and analogies are pouring in.
St. John’s coach Steve Lavin may have paid Coach K the supreme compliment during a conference call Monday to promote the 2K Sports Classic.
“I think the highest compliment that I can pay Mike Krzyzewski is that he’s the modern-day Coach Wooden,” Lavin said.
“And while they’re unique in their own respects, I think there are similarities between the two coaches, in terms of the standard of excellence, the longevity in their careers and [having been] recognized for their outstanding teaching and using basketball as a metaphor for life to instill all the important traits or attributes or characteristics that go into success beyond basketball.”
It probably shouldn’t come as much of a surprise, but Texas A&M associate head coach Glenn Cyprien says rival schools are using Billy Kennedy’s health situation as a tool for negative recruiting.
“Hey, there’s no question. It’s a cutthroat profession in a lot of ways unfortunately and it has been thrown around a lot in recruiting in terms of coach’s health,” Cyprien said Monday on a conference call promoting the 2K Sports Classic. “Boy, you hate to see that but I guess that’s the way it is when you got some programs that use the negative recruiting.
“It has come up on numerous occasions in conversation. But we’ve tried to assure all the kids that we’re recruiting that coach is going to be back at some point and he will be back 100 percent. To answer your question, yeah it has affected recruiting in some ways.”
Louisville junior wing Mike Marra suffered a torn
Duke.
Kansas.
Kentucky.
Michigan State.
Sounds like enough history and talent to stock a Final Four, doesn’t it?
Yet when these four teams get together Tuesday at Madison Square Garden, it will take place in the inaugural Champions Classic — not the Final Four.
“These are some of the premier programs in all of college basketball, not only currently, but in the history of the sport,” Michigan State coach Tom Izzo said.
After striking out on Kaleb Tarczewski, Kansas has landed its big man in Landen Lucas, a 6-foot-10, 240-pound power forward from Westview High School in Oregon,.
“I will be attending the University of Kansas next year for basketball,” he told Alex Kline of The Recruit Scoop.
Lucas also considered Washington, California, Tennessee and Stanford.
“He’s a skilled player, very good hands,” New York recruiting expert Tom Konchalski said. “Has to get a little more physical.
