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    • Articles, Kentucky, Recruiting

    4_947907 By JOSH NEWMAN

    BROOKVILLE, N.Y. – Kobi Simmons is one of two Class of 2016 point guards offered by the University of Kentucky along with Dennis Smith Jr.

    That said, Simmons will also be the first of the two to visit when he heads to Lexington for an official visit on Aug. 28.

    “Cal wants me to go there, I’m one of his first targets,” Simmons said Wednesday evening at the adidas Uprising All-American Camp at LIU Post. “He offered me months ago and has made it very clear that he wants me to go there.

    “Me and Cal talk pretty much every day now. It’s a strong recruitment and he just tells me he wants me. I know what they do, I know the system, I’ll have the ball in my hands and I want to try and win a national championship.”

    Articles, Duke, Recruiting

    4_3586209BROOKVILLE, N.Y. — Duke went three deep Wednesday night with head coach Mike Krzyzewski and assistants Jeff Capel and Jon Scheyer for 6-foot-4 2016 point guard Frank Jackson.

    “Yeah for sure, I notice them at all my games and I just appreciate that he [ Coach K] is here,” Jackson, out of American Fork (UT) Lone Peak, said here at the adidas Uprising All-American Camp.

    Duke has been rolling three or four deep over the past week at the Peach Jam for several top targets, including Jayson Tatum, who committed to the Blue Devils on Sunday, along with targets like Harry Giles, Wendell Carter Jr., Michael Porter Jr. and Marvin Bagley III.

    Articles, Kentucky, Recruiting

    Rawle AlkinsBy JOSH NEWMAN

    BROOKVILLE, N.Y. – Rawle Alkins has maintained he will not choose a college until next spring, but one place he will visit is now known.

    Speaking after his opening game at the adidas Uprising All-American Camp here on Wednesday evening, the five-star shooting guard said he will visit the University of Kentucky for its Big Blue Madness on Oct. 16.

    Rapper Drake has performed at Big Blue Madness in the past, which Alkins admitted was appealing.

    “Calipari’s message, at the end of the day, he’s not too persuading and he’s just himself,” Alkins said. “What I like about him is, he knows his job. People want to go to his school. You get an offer from Kentucky, they’re gonna be in your top 5 no matter what, even if you’re not going there.

    “His resume speaks for itself. I see what he does, he knows what I do and he just gets it done.”

    Articles, Recruiting

    Adidas Eurocamp - Day 1By JOSH NEWMAN

    With the threat of rain throughout Wednesday in New York City, the adidas Uprising All-American Camp game slated for fabled Rucker Park has been moved to Thursday evening, event organizers announced on Tuesday morning.

    Game time on Thursday evening is set for 8:30 p.m. On the 4 Quarters Podcast Monday afternoon, Chris Rivers, Director of Sports Marketing for adidas Basketball, said the game would be played Wednesday regardless of weather, but the contingency plan in the event of rain was to move it indoors to Gauchos Gym in the Bronx. That plan was scrapped in an effort to keep the game outdoors.

    Articles

    bambaNEW YORK — Last October, Kentucky head coach John Calipari turned the basketball world upside down when he ran an NBA Combine that featured his nine McDonald’s All-Americans and attracted some 90 NBA front office personnel and scouts.

    After hearing Calipari speak at a coaching clinic last year, Jim Hart, the director of the Albany City Rocks AAU program, got an idea.

    Why not run a similar combine for his AAU players and invite college coaches instead of NBA scouts?

    Now it’s happening.

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