During a Final Four teleconference on Monday, Butler Coach Brad Stevens was asked about recruiting Lexington native Shelvin Mack.
“Shelvin, I got to see some of that in the summer and really watched him throughout the fall and into the early part of his senior season,” the Butler coach said. “I just loved the way that he played. I felt like he could not only put the ball on the floor, but shoot the ball as you’ve seen.Always makes good decisions.”
Stevens said he also got good character recommendations on Mack and other prospects now playing for Butler.
“If you talk to . . . the people around the school, everyone loved them, every single person that came across those guys loved them as a person first and foremost,” he said. “That means a lot.”
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.
