You shouldn’t be. In a follow up to this morning’s post, and seeing as how several pundits have shown concern about Kentucky’s 2012 commitments (or lack thereof), I thought we would look at Kentucky’s chances with the current amalgamated top 10.
1. Shabazz Muhammad
Hometown: Las Vegas, NV
Position: SF
Average Ranking: 1.4
Schools of Interest: Arizona, Duke, Kansas, Kentucky, Texas, Texas A&M, UCLA, UNLV, USC
Favorite: wide open
2. Andre Drummond
Hometown: Oakdale, CT
Position: C
Average Ranking: 1.8
Schools of Interest: UConn, Duke, Georgetown, Kentucky, Louisville, UMass, North Carolina, Pitt, Rutgers, Syracuse, Texas, West Virginia
Favorite: wide open
3. Isaiah Austin
Hometown: Arlington, TX
Position: C
Average Ranking: 2.8
Schools of Interest: Committed to Baylor
4. Mitch McGary
Hometown: Porter, IN
Position: C, PF
Average Ranking: 5.0
Schools of Interest: Arizona, Cincinnati, UConn, Duke, Florida, Florida State, Illinois, Indiana, Kanas, Kentucky, Louisville, Marquette, Maryland, Memphis, Miami (FL), Michigan, North Carolina, Oregon State, Purdue, Texas, Texas A&M, West Virginia
Favorite: wide open
5. Kaleb Tarczewski
Hometown: Southborough, MA
Position: C
Average Ranking: 7.6
Schools of Interest: Arizona, Kansas, North Carolina (UK visited him in April)
Favorite: presumably North Carolina
6. DaJuan Coleman
Hometown: DeWitt, NY
Position: C
Average Ranking: 8.6
Schools of Interest: Kansas, Kentucky, Louisville, North Carolina, Ohio State, Pitt, Syracuse, West Virginia
Favorite: Kentucky and Syracuse
7. Ricardo Ledo
Hometown: Providence, RI
Position: SF, SG
Average Ranking: 8.8
Schools of Interest: Arizona, Baylor, UConn, Florida, Florida State, Kentucky, Louisville, Maryland, Miami(FL), Providence, Syracuse, Texas
Favorite: presumably Kentucky
8T. Rodney Purvis
Hometown: Raleigh, NC
Position: SG
Average Ranking: 9.4
Schools of Interest: Duke, Missouri, NC State (Kentucky dropped off his list in June)
Favorite: Duke and NC State
8T. Kyle Anderson
Hometown: North Bergen, NJ
Position: SF, SG
Average Ranking: 9.4
Schools of Interest: Florida, Georgetown, Seton Hall, St. John’s, UCLA
Favorite: Seton Hall and St. John’s
10. Brandon Ashley
Hometown: Dublin, CA
Position: PF
Average Ranking: 10.8
Schools of Interest: Arizona, Arizona State, California, Georgetown, Georgia Tech, Kansas, Kentucky, North Carolina, Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, Texas, UCLA, USC, Wake Forest, Washington, Washington State
Favorite: Arizona and Oregon
So you see, of the amalgamated top 10 recruits in the 2012 class, the only ones who have narrowed UK “off” of their lists are Isaiah Austin, Kaleb Tarczewski, Rodney Purvis and Kyle Anderson. And only one of the 10 has actually committed, so there’s still plenty of time. Cal could still realistically land Ledo, Coleman AND 1 or 2 of the top 4. Talk to me again after the early signing period in November.
