Ex-Florida player visiting UK? Teague to visit Saturday

Eloy Vargas, a big man who played sparingly for Florida as a freshman last season, tweeted Friday that he would be making a recruiting visit to Kentucky this weekend.

Recruiting analyst Evan Daniels of Scout.com first noted the tweet on his website.

“Will be taking a visit to Kentucky Wildcats this weekend,” Vargas tweeted.

Vargas, a native of the Dominican Republic, averaged only 0.6 points and 0.7 rebounds as a freshman for Florida. An ankle injury limited him to nine games.

The Gainesville Sun has reported that Vargas had academic problems that might jeopardize his eligibility.

“I’m not at liberty to say much at all about him right now,” Florida Coach Billy Donovan told the Gainesville Sun recently. “But I think there might be a time I can come out and say something.”

Scouthoop.com rated Vargas at No. 33 in the high school class of 2008.

Meanwhile, Daniels reported that Marquis Teague, a top 10 prospect in the high school class of 2011, would be visiting UK on Saturday. Teague, who is from Indianapolis, is the younger brother of former Wake Forest standout Jeff Teague.

Earlier this summer, Teague listed Louisville, Illinois, Wake Forest, Ohio State and Purdue as his top five choices. But he said he would put Kentucky in his top five if UK offered a scholarship.