Good morning, BBN!
Travis Perry and Trent Noah, some Kentucky boys, are looking to help recruit another Kentucky boy, 7-foot-1 center Malachi Moreno, to play for Mark Pope at UK.
Moreno took a visit to Kentucky earlier this week, and he also hopped on KSR to chat through his recruitment process:
“It was a great visit. He’s a big, a bigger guy, so he knows how to coach big men. That’s one message he tried to push toward me, he knows how to coach big men my size and really improve them,” the top-ranked center said. “He says he can really develop my game and help me stay in the NBA, keep up as the game is going. That was one of the major pushes he put on me while I was on my visit.”
As far as how Noah and Perry are having an impact on Moreno, here’s what he said:
“They just said they want to keep in-state talent in the state,” Moreno said. “I actually had a talk with Travis (Perry) and Trent (Noah) and they were just telling me how much they loved it and how much BBN loves them. They told me there’s no place like home.”
It’s great to see so much talent coming from the Bluegrass and to see the pride this new coaching staff takes in trying to secure these players.
This would be Coach Pope’s first huge get for the 2025 class, and Moreno being from Kentucky makes it that much sweeter.
There’s another Kentucky boy who Pope and staff are targeting as well for the 2025 class; Jasper Johnson, a 5-star recruit from Lexington who can shoot the lights out. If Moreno commits soon, I wouldn’t be surprised to see Johnson do the same.
It’s very much in the realm of possibility that we see four Kentucky boys on the 2025-26 roster!
Awesome!
How Daniel, Grimes Bonded Way to Championship – UK Athletics
Love seeing this championship pedigree!
UKTF Alumni Shine on Day Five of U.S. Olympic Trials – UK Athletics
UKTF has given us some amazing olympic moments.
Another huge deal for a former Cat!
Going to be a fun summer.
Sources: Hawks dealing Dejounte Murray to Pelicans – ESPN
Weird… but I kind of like it?
Sounds like Aiyuk wants top five money.
Wimbledon 2024: Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray are in the draw after recent operations – NBC Sports
Thank goodness!
2024 NHL Draft: Macklin Celebrini selected No. 1 overall by San Jose Sharks – Yahoo Sportrs
No surprises here.
Cincinnati football star Dontay Corleone out indefinitely with blood clots – ESP
Big time blow for a talented Cincy team.
Multisport superstar Bo Jackson is finally getting a Hall of Fame induction – CBS Sports
Finally.
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