Decision Time

Decision 2007
A Recruiting Saga Finally Comes To an End

We are counting down to the time for one of the most anticipated announcements in the last few years for UK basketball.

Patrick Patterson the highly touted power forward from Huntington, WVA has scheduled a press conference for 3:45 this afternoon to announce his decision on where he will play college basketball.

He is a McDonalds All-American and the best player in America who has not announced his college choice. All indications are that it is down to UK vs. Florida. This is a battle which UK has lost on the court and the recruiting trail the last few years.

In my opinion this is a must get for UK. Earlier this week Jai Lucas, another highly rated recruit, chose UF over UK. He and Patterson are good friends and has been speculated that they want to attend the same school. Neither has confirmed this but it has been talked about by many a recruiting analyst over the last few months.

I do not think losing Jai was as big a deal as some might think since UK is guard heavy on the roster for next year. UK is however hurting for a big man who can rebound and score with the loss of Randolph Morris. Ironically the last time UK was playing a similar waiting game it was with Randolph waiting for him to announce his choice of UK, Georgia Tech, or the NBA. UK was considered a distant 3rd on the list by most experts so it was a surprise when Randolph put on the UK hat at his press conference.

As UK fans we can only hope that history repeats itself and Patrick Patterson makes the same decision and puts on the Big Blue hat today.