Top 30 wing players in the next two high school classes expressed interest in Kentucky after playing games in the King City Classic in Cleveland.
The wings were senior to be Cameron Clark (ranked No. 26 by the Prep Stars recruiting service). Junior to be Adonis Thomas (No. 23 in the class of 2011) also mentioned UK as did Quincy Miller (who was not on Prep Stars’ summer listing of the top 25 players in the class of 2011).
Clark, a 6-foot-6 player from Sherman, Texas, said that UK had offered a scholarship. He’s also received interest from Kansas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Texas.
His versatility interests the schools, Clark said. “I can put it on the floor, dribble it, pass it, rebound. Basically, everything.”
Thomas a junior to be from Memphis, said he’s also considering Memphis, Miami, Florida State and Florida.
Miller, a 6-8 player from Winston-Salem, N.C., listed a number of schools including Louisville, Duke, North Carolina and Memphis.
Miller noted how he likes the uptempo way Kentucky and Louisville play.
Jerry Tipton of the Lexington Herald- Leader has covered Kentucky basketball since the 1981-82 season. That time includes five coaches, five Final Fours, four athletic directors, two interim athletic directors and many memories. Before coming to Lexington, Tipton worked eight years for the Huntington (W.Va.) Herald-Dispatch. He covered Marshall’s basketball team for two seasons before coming to the Herald-Leader.
