John Wall Makes it Official, Signs with the Kentucky Wildcats

John Wall held a press conference at his school on Wednesday to officially confirm that he was on his way to the Bluegrass.

When John Wall narrowed down his schools’ list a short while ago, it seemed to be between Kentucky, Duke, Miami, and Florida.  Sources close to Wall say that it was just between Miami and Kentucky.  In the end, Calapari won the top 2009 recruit over (per Rivals.com) even though Kentucky had already signed a 5-star point guard in that of Eric Bledsoe.

Kentucky now has a complete roster…actually, Kentucky has too many players!  One would assume that once Jodie Meeks decides whether or not he is staying in the NBA draft, the roster will be looked at and four players will have to find a new school, play as a walk-on, or just not play basketball for the University of Kentucky at all.  The only ones that seem to be safe at the moment are Patrick Patterson, Eric Bledsoe, John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins, Darnell Dodson, Jon Hood, and Daniel Orton.  And of course, Jodie Meeks if he decides to return for his senior season.

Slam Magazine Reports John Wall has Committed to Kentucky

Slam Magazine has reported that #1 2009 recruit (per Rivals.com), John Wall, has committed to the University of Kentucky.  If this holds to be true, UK will have the Number 1 recruiting class of 2009 and may have one of the best recruiting classes to ever be drawn to Kentucky in the same season.

Once again, there has been no official word, just unconfirmed reports thus far.  If John Wall is going to be a Wildcat, Kentucky basketball should be considered to have the luster of what it once was and will be considered a national powerhouse this upcoming season.  GO BIG BLUE!!!

Eric Bledsoe is Kentucky’s Newest Signee

According to several reports, the Kentucky Wildcats basketball recruiting class of 2009 is ranked at number 1 in the country with the addition of Eric Bledsoe on Wednesday (May 6th, 2009).  Eric Bledsoe is ranked as the number 3 point guard in the country and ranked as 23rd overall in the class of 2009 recruits (per Rivals.com).

Eric Bledsoe is a 6 foot 1 inch point guard weighing in at 185 pounds and hailing from Birmingham, Alabama.  He is the fourth top 40 player (per Rivals.com) that the Kentucky Wildcats basketball program has been able to sign from the 2009 recruiting class.  John Wall looks to be the last player on the Kentucky Wildcats radar for 2009.

Once the Wall situation is over, the Cats will have to determine what to do about the lack of scholarships and who will be leaving for the NBA, transferring, etc.  It’s not a good situation to be in, however, it is always better to have too many good players to decide who stays and who goes than to not have enough good players at all.

Kentucky Signs 2009 Junior College Transfer, Darnell Dodson

The University of Kentucky men’s basketball program has signed Miami-Dade Community College standout Darnell Dodson, Coach John Calipari announced on Friday.

Dodson, originally from Greenbelt, Md., attended Miami-Dade Community College last season where he helped guide the Sharks to a Southern Conference Championship and a 26-2 regular season record.  The 6-7 small forward averaged 15.7 points and 5.6 rebounds while shooting 76.7 percent from free throw line in route to “First Team All-Southern Conference” honors.

Dodson joins DeMarcus Cousins (Mobile, Ala.), Kentucky Mr. Basketball Jon Hood (Madisonville), and Daniel Orton (Oklahoma City, Okla.) as members of UK’s 2009 signing class.  Dodson is rated as a 4-Star recruit according to Rivals.com.

Nolan Dennis Chooses the University of Baylor

Nolan Dennis was a “backup to Xavier Henry” prospect for the University of Kentucky until he announced his verbal commitment to the University of Baylor.  According to Rivals, Dennis signed his Letter of Intent (LOI) with Baylor on April 22nd, 2009.  Nolan Dennis is a ranked guard in the top 60 of the 2009 recruiting class.