Adam Zagoria covers basketball at all levels. He is the author of two books and an award-winning journalist whose articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Sports Illustrated, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide.
Julius Randle will visit Kentucky Sept. 15, his AAU coach, Scott Pospichal confirmed to SNY.tv on Wednesday.
“He’s got two visits set up so far, Kentucky and Florida [Oct. 5],” Pospichal said by phone.
The Sept. 15 Kentucky visit, first reported by Scout.com, will occur when the Wildcats play their NBA alumni in a charity game.
“Kentucky’s all over him. I mean, why not?” Pospichal said.
“I mean, come on. Of course it’s appealing. If you’re making a business decision, you really have to pay attention to them.”
The 6-foot-9 Randle recently cut his list to 10 schools and said he will announce in the spring. He reportedly has nine in-home visits scheduled, beginning with N.C. STate and Kentucky Sept. 9.
“What [John] Calipari’s been able to do the last year, it’s like he came up with the recipe for Gatorade,” Pospichal said. “What he’s done the last two years is spectacular. Give him credit for what he’s done. The University of Kentucky deserves it.”
Still, he pointed out that Randle will be a major talent no matter where he goes.
“Do you think if he goes somewhere else other than Kentucky, do you think it’s going to really hurt him?” he asked.
“If Jabari Parker goes and plays at Yale or Stanford instead of Kentucky or Duke, does it really matter? Those kids are special kids.”
Along those lines, Pospichal said he expected Randle to visit several other major powers at some point, too.
“I’d be shocked if he didn’t go visit Duke or North Carolina or a Kansas,” he said.
“Baylor has done an unbelievable job recruiting him. They just do an incredible job recruiting him.”
He added: “Julius came out with his Top 10. One thing I know about Julius, he’s going to be fair to everybody.”
Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle.
A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013.
He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.
Julius Randle will visit Kentucky Sept. 15, his AAU coach, Scott Pospichal confirmed to SNY.tv on Wednesday.
“He’s got two visits set up so far, Kentucky and Florida [Oct. 5],” Pospichal said by phone.
The Sept. 15 Kentucky visit, first reported by Scout.com, will occur when the Wildcats play their NBA alumni in a charity game.
“Kentucky’s all over him. I mean, why not?” Pospichal said.
“I mean, come on. Of course it’s appealing. If you’re making a business decision, you really have to pay attention to them.”
The 6-foot-9 Randle recently cut his list to 10 schools and said he will announce in the spring. He reportedly has nine in-home visits scheduled, beginning with N.C. STate and Kentucky Sept. 9.
“What [John] Calipari’s been able to do the last year, it’s like he came up with the recipe for Gatorade,” Pospichal said. “What he’s done the last two years is spectacular. Give him credit for what he’s done. The University of Kentucky deserves it.”
Still, he pointed out that Randle will be a major talent no matter where he goes.
“Do you think if he goes somewhere else other than Kentucky, do you think it’s going to really hurt him?” he asked.
“If Jabari Parker goes and plays at Yale or Stanford instead of Kentucky or Duke, does it really matter? Those kids are special kids.”
Along those lines, Pospichal said he expected Randle to visit several other major powers at some point, too.
“I’d be shocked if he didn’t go visit Duke or North Carolina or a Kansas,” he said.
“Baylor has done an unbelievable job recruiting him. They just do an incredible job recruiting him.”
He added: “Julius came out with his Top 10. One thing I know about Julius, he’s going to be fair to everybody.”
