Prospect Trevor Lacey spoke highly of the honesty conveyed by Kansas during the recruiting process.
When the Jayhawks first recruited Lacey, the coaches told him they had a loaded team for 2011-12 and playing time would be limited.
“I respected them for being honest,” Lacey said Wednesday before a practice for the Derby Festival Basketball Classic.
Then Josh Selby and the Morris twins announced they would enter the 2011 NBA Draft. Kansas re-recruited Lacey.
“I felt if they were honest with me that way, that’s a guy (Coach Bill Self) I can trust.”
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.
