There is a Bluegrass recruiting battle underway for five-star 2024 swingman Karter Knox, the younger brother of former Kentucky player Kevin Knox.
Eric Bossi recently interviewed the younger Knox, and he talked about his relationships with both Kentucky and Louisville.
Here is an excerpt:
Kentucky: “It was crazy. I went for Big Blue Madness so the fans were going crazy. Everybody was trying to get me to go there talking to me “Karter come here, Karter go here” type stuff. They have a great coaching staff. The players over there were great and they loved each other like brothers so it was really good. Coach Calipari loves me and he treats me like family. He’s known me since I was 12 years old so he’s almost more like an uncle.”
Louisville: “Coach Payne, I’ve known him a long time. Ever since Kevin was being recruited I’ve been around him so since I was like 12 years old. He really helped my big brother get to the NBA. You know he snapped on him when he needed to, got him out of his comfort zone and he’s like another uncle to me. What stood out on the visit was the coaching. They are a really great coaching staff. They weren’t as good as a team in the first year but I’m worried about the future. That first season is in the past, I’m not worried about that.”
Not surprisingly, some schools have been hesitant to go all-in on Knox because of his ties to the Wildcats and Cardinals. He’s very open to other programs, but he’s not going to chase scholarship offers either.
“A lot of coaches tell me, they say we aren’t going to run for you or chase you every day,” said Knox.” But I just tell them my phone is off DND and I’m just waiting for a phone call from them. I’m open to other schools if they want to try to recruit me.”
