Alex Poythress has had an up and down year this season at Kentucky, but it sounds like he is really enjoying his time at the University of Kentucky.
Larry Vaught of the Danville Advocate Messenger spoke with Antoine Poythress, Alex’s father, and he said they haven’t had time to discuss the NBA and that his son wouldn’t mind another year of academics if he did return to UK.
“I don’t worry about his classes. He likes school,” Antoine Poythress said. “Some players don’t like going to class. He enjoys the school part of it. He know he has to do it, but he does it willingly. That doesn’t factor in that he hates school, so he has to come out early (for the draft). He enjoys school, enjoys his teammates, enjoys UK.
“If anybody gets an education, it will be him. He would be a kid if he did go early, he would show back up in the summer for class or take online courses to get his education without me or his mom telling him to go back. He is self motivated with education and does it so early. He will study. He does not dread going to class. He likes the whole learning process.
“We’ve always pushed him to make the best grades he can. Average doesn’t get you far in the world. You want to do you best and the classroom is no different than the basketball court. If you can score 20 points and get 10 rebounds, you should not settle for less because you can get by. That’s the same attitude you should have in the classroom, and he does.”
Poythress is still projected as a lottery pick, but lets focus on the SEC Tournament and solidifying a spot in the NCAA Tournament, before we start worrying about departures.
