Some mid-afternoon notes:
- Amile Jefferson, who still has Kentucky on his list, will visit Duke for the Blue Devils game with North Carolina on March 3. Dave Telep of ESPN reports: ”Jefferson, No. 18 overall, heads to Durham for the Blue Devils game against North Carolina on March 3. Two years ago, Jefferson visited Duke for Midnight Madness so this is a return trip. Jefferson, a McDonald’s All-American, has his list down to five: Duke, NC State, Villanova, Kentucky and Ohio State. He’s had a difficult time making a decision and within the last few months, Duke re-entered the picture and further complicated the situation.”
- Over at Kentucky Sports Co, Jacob Kiper has some interesting numbers from ESPN comparing a team’s recruiting ranking in college basketball with its actual performance ranking. Spoiler alert: Rick Pitino is among those who, given these numbers, could be doing a better job.
- Joe Lunardi is the only expert among ESPN’s 16 that isn’t voting Kentucky No. 1 in its power poll. Lunardi has Syracuse on his top line.
- Follow our own Jennifer Smith for twitter updates on tonight’s Kentucky-South Carolina women’s basketball game. It’s not only UK’s home finale, it’s an important game in the standings. Tipoff is 7 p.m. at Memorial.
- Weekly Cat Stats looks ahead to Kentucky-Vanderbilt.
- Kentucky’s biggest basketball fan, who also raps, who isn’t named Jay-Z, played at Rupp Arena last night. Walter Tunis writes the review.
- Ex-Louisville coach Ron Cooper has been hired by the Tampa Bay Bucs. Cooper was secondary coach at LSU.
- The Kentucky men’s tennis team is ranked No. 7 in the nation.
- If you read the Courier-Journal on-line, you may soon be asked to pay.
- Jon Gruden’s Quarterback Camp will be back on ESPN leading up to the NFL Draft. Here’s the schedule:
- Sat., March 31 – 7 p.m. ESPN – Andrew Luck
- Mon., April 2 – 9 p.m. ESPN – Robert Griffin III
- Wed., April 11 – 5 p.m. ESPNU – Russell Wilson
- Thurs., April 12 – 5 p.m. ESPNU – Kellen Moore
- Mon., April 16 – 5 p.m. ESPNU – Kirk Cousins
- Tues., April 17 – 5 p.m. ESPNU – Case Keenum
- Wed., April 18 – 8 p.m. ESPNU – Brandon Weeden
- Thurs., April 19 – 5 p.m. ESPNU – Brock Osweiler
- Mon., April 23 – 5 p.m. ESPNU – Nick Foles
- Tues., April 24 – 5 p.m. ESPNU – Ryan Tannehill
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Related links:
- Shabazz Muhammad, Steve Masiello and some lunch-time notes
- BBL: As Selection Sunday looms, more praise for the Cats
- Individual player notes from Kentucky-Mississippi State
