Two weeks later, those rival fans and coaches have woken up from what they thought was just a "Knighmare" this afternoon when word came out that the #1 recruit in the nation, Brandon Knight, had signed on to play for the Cats along with previous commitments Stacey Poole and Enes Kanter. The Cats signed a great player in Knight, and an even better person and student (a 4.3 GPA). Was this a dream for the Big Blue Nation, or a Knightmare for everyone else? About an hour later,
reality set in when the 2011 #1 recruit also signed with the Cats, Michael Gilchrist.In one day, and just in a matter of hours, two #1 recruits in 2010 and 2011 have picked to play for the Wildcats. Knight was expected to be the first of many domino's that would fall in this UK recruiting class. Others that could follow include Doron Lamb, CJ Leslie, Josh Selby and Terrence Jones. Leslie, however, is also strongly looking at NC State and Selby could be a lean to be playing in Knoxville. The Cats could also snag another
top 2011 player in Marquis Teague, who is also considering rival Louisville.A new UK target is former Clemson commit and Georgia Mr. Basketball, Marcus Thornton. Thornton commited to play for Oliver Purnell and re-opened his recruitment after Purnell left Clemson for Depaul. The 2010 and 2011 classes are starting to shape, and shaping up very, very well. It appears that even if another mass exodus occurs in 2011, the Cats are already gearing up for 2012- a year that could feature 2 of the top 4 recruits in the nation joining would-be seniors Darius Miller and DeAndre Liggins. A mix of talented veterans and superstar freshman is what you can expect to be the norm starting in Calipari's third season, and if #8 doesn't happen this coming year, 2012 is a good guess of when it just may happen.
(Photo's courtesy of SLAM Magazine)
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