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Better Late than Never Basketball Recruiting Update

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John Calipari has been very busy in recruiting for 2015, having already offered 12 players for next year’s class.

Business really picked up the last couple of days as 4 players from 2015 confirmed offers.

Diamond Stone, who definitely has the best name of any class, confirmed with Evan Daniels that Kentucky was recruiting him very hard.

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There have been a lot of reports that Stone and Malik Newman could be a package deal, and it just so happens Kentucky has also offered Newman.

Here are the newest highlights of Diamond Stone:

Another recruit that confirmed an offer over the weekend is Brandon Ingram.

Ingram is a 6’8″ 5 star small forward from Kinston, North Carolina has already received offers from North Carolina, Duke, Louisville, and North Carolina State.

Take a look at Ingram:

Wisconsin Power Forward Henry Ellenson also received an offer from the Wildcats.

Ellenson is a 6’10’ power forward that reportedly received his offer yesterday. He has reportedly received offers from Marquette, Creighton, Duke, and Iowa State.

Here is a look at Ellenson facing off with Diamond Stone.

The final recruit that received an offer over the weekend is 6’4″ shooting guard Antonio Blakeney.

Blakeney, a Florida native, has also received offers from Florida, Florida State, Kansas, and Louisville.

Take a look at Antonio’s skills:

The other 8 offers for 2015 are the following:

Carlton Bragg PF Cleveland, Ohio
Jaylen Brown SF Marietta, Ga.
Cheick Diallo F/C Centereach, N.Y.
Derrick Jones G/F Philadelphia, Pa.
Skal Labissiere F/C Haiti
Malik Newman G Jackson, Miss.
Ivan Rabb F/C Oakland, Calif.
Stephen Zimmerman C Las Vegas

H/T to NextCats for 2015 list.

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