Charles Matthews chooses UK

[rocky_warrior]

Expect the UKexpected.

[VegasWarrior77]

Often close... but no cigar!

[KenoshaWarrior]

I was hoping that the shocker would be that him and D-stone were going to commit today.   
I guess the only shocker is that the toilet on the 1st floor bathroom didnt get clogged up after the massive dump i just took.

[nyg]

Expect the unexpected.  Not.......

Good luck to the young fella. 

[MUfan12]

Did he say if he was reclassifying?

[MileHigh]

Did he say if he was reclassifying?

Just speculation I thought from the "expect the unexpected" tweet.

[🏀]

Did he say if he was reclassifying?

Nope.

[ecompt]

you just can't turn your back on that excellent education he will receive at UK.

[MUWarrior4Life]

you just can't turn your back on that excellent education he will receive at UK.

For 2 years..................

[Dawson Rental]

you just can't turn your back on that excellent education he will receive at UK.

I'd have a really tough time turning down that dorm.

[Wojo'sMojo]

I'm starting to have my doubts that we will ever land a top 15 recruit. This kid went to a catholic school in chicago. If we couldn't get him I dont see us ever getting one, as I thought this was our best chance at an out of state kid. Oh well, I still think JJJ is gonna be a stud!!

[🏀]

I'd have a really tough time turning down that dorm.

You're saying living in a building built in 1922 and having to walk across the street to eat isn't appealing?

[NavinRJohnson]

you just can't turn your back on that excellent education he will receive at UK.

Right, because these guys decide these things based on the education they'll receive.

[melissasmooth]

buzz sees recruiting ceiling at MU. He and his wife start looking into Texas property

[Silkk the Shaka]

I'm starting to have my doubts that we will ever land a top 15 recruit. This kid went to a catholic school in chicago. If we couldn't get him I dont see us ever getting one, as I thought this was our best chance at an out of state kid. Oh well, I still think JJJ is gonna be a stud!!

Don't rule out Stone.

Also, could get in early on a guy like Embiid that goes from unranked to expected #1 overall draft pick in a little over a year. The only problem was he blew up a bit too early and the blue bloods got word. You get a guy like that and it starts to become easier. But who could have seen that meteoric rise coming? (aside from me)

[Tugg Speedman]

I'm starting to have my doubts that we will ever land a top 15 recruit. This kid went to a catholic school in chicago. If we couldn't get him I dont see us ever getting one, as I thought this was our best chance at an out of state kid. Oh well, I still think JJJ is gonna be a stud!!

Diamond Stone

[GooooMarquette]

If he thinks UK was unexpected, I'm not sure he would have been able to stay eligible at MU.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

I'm starting to have my doubts that we will ever land a top 15 recruit. This kid went to a catholic school in chicago. If we couldn't get him I dont see us ever getting one, as I thought this was our best chance at an out of state kid. Oh well, I still think JJJ is gonna be a stud!!

The first one is the hardest, but once you get one, more often follow. I'm still optimistic about Stone

[Dawson Rental]

Right, because these guys decide these things based on the education they'll receive.

Yes, that is the top priority for the one and done types.  It's just that it's the basketball education that concerns them.

[willie warrior]

So Calipari waltzes in and dances around Buzz, and we lose the guy. Calipari is shady--have fun Mr. Mathews.

back to recruiting PG's and bigs.

[GGGG]

So Calipari waltzes in and dances around Buzz, and we lose the guy.

Not sure what you mean here.  UK was on Matthews for a long time.

[BM1090]

Bullseye bros just tweeted that Marquette was his runner up and he knows that for a fact. Ugh.

[willie warrior]

Not sure what you mean here.  UK was on Matthews for a long time.

Weren't we also?

[MUfan12]

You're saying living in a building built in 1922 and having to walk across the street to eat isn't appealing?

What an asinine policy. I sure hope it goes the way of LW and Pliarz.

[Norm]

I'm starting to have my doubts that we will ever land a top 15 recruit. This kid went to a catholic school in chicago. If we couldn't get him I dont see us ever getting one, as I thought this was our best chance at an out of state kid. Oh well, I still think JJJ is gonna be a stud!!

Okay, I looked real quick at where the top 20 recruits from each of the last 5 recruiting classes on RSCI end up going to, and unless you're a true "blue blood" program, with some exceptions, it is hard to recruit these types of players. Here's the ranking of schools with the number of their top 20 recruits over the past 5 recruiting cycles (not including the incoming classes for next year):

Kentucky - 19
North Carolina - 6
Arizona - 6
Duke - 6
Kansas - 5
Florida - 5
Texas - 5
Memphis - 4
UCLA - 3
Baylor - 3
Pitt - 3
Indiana - 2
Arkansas - 2
Oklahoma State - 2
Providence - 2
Michigan State - 2
NC State - 2
Syracuse - 2
Washington - 2
Ohio State - 2
Villanova - 2

LSU, UTEP, Cal, UNLV, Wisconsin, Georgia, Oregon, Tennessee, Missouri, Georgia Tech, Mississippi State, Cincinnati, Oklahoma, Kansas State, UConn and Florida State have all landed one top 20 recruit in the past 5 recruiting cycles.