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.
Dominic Magee, a 6-foot-3 point guard from Harvey (LA) Helen Cox, is the latest floor general whom Kentucky is focusing on.
Magee told SNY.tv by text that he’s “planning on” speaking with Kentucky coach John Calipari “hopefully this week.”
Kentucky has already missed out on Emmanuel Mudiay (SMU) and could lose Tyus Jones to Duke. Josh Perkins, who never received a Kentucky offer, pledged to Gonzaga last weekend. And Tyler Ulis is being courted by Michigan State, among others.
Magee is now considering Kentucky along with Memphis, LSU, Kansas State and Oklahoma State. His AAU coach, Titus Randle of Louisiana Future, told SNY.tv by phone that Magee has visits planned to Memphis and LSU next month. He is also slated to take the ACT Sept 21.
“I think [Kentucky] has interest in him,” Randle said. “I know they have talked.”
Randle said Magee broke out while competing at the LeBron James and Deron Williams camps this summer and at other events.
“Dominic is really elusive,” he said. “The kid’s got nice size, he’s real athletic. I think his upside of being a point guard, it’s real good, almost like Russell Westbrook in high school. He’s similar, real athletic, moves well. Makes the right plays, makes a lot of good decisions and everything.
“He has great size. He’s real explosive in small spaces. He can get up and go and get up in the air in small spaces.”
Randle also compared him to former Kentucky point guard Eric Bledsoe.
“Bledsoe was real elusive and could really jump and do a lot of things,” he said. “If he got a big running start, he was very efficient. Dominic, he’s lefthanded. Coming in he can shoot better than those guys. He has a mid-range and he can shoot a 3.”
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.
Dominic Magee, a 6-foot-3 point guard from Harvey (LA) Helen Cox, is the latest floor general whom Kentucky is focusing on.
Magee told SNY.tv by text that he’s “planning on” speaking with Kentucky coach John Calipari “hopefully this week.”
Kentucky has already missed out on Emmanuel Mudiay (SMU) and could lose Tyus Jones to Duke. Josh Perkins, who never received a Kentucky offer, pledged to Gonzaga last weekend. And Tyler Ulis is being courted by Michigan State, among others.
Magee is now considering Kentucky along with Memphis, LSU, Kansas State and Oklahoma State. His AAU coach, Titus Randle of Louisiana Future, told SNY.tv by phone that Magee has visits planned to Memphis and LSU next month. He is also slated to take the ACT Sept 21.
“I think [Kentucky] has interest in him,” Randle said. “I know they have talked.”
Randle said Magee broke out while competing at the LeBron James and Deron Williams camps this summer and at other events.
“Dominic is really elusive,” he said. “The kid’s got nice size, he’s real athletic. I think his upside of being a point guard, it’s real good, almost like Russell Westbrook in high school. He’s similar, real athletic, moves well. Makes the right plays, makes a lot of good decisions and everything.
“He has great size. He’s real explosive in small spaces. He can get up and go and get up in the air in small spaces.”
Randle also compared him to former Kentucky point guard Eric Bledsoe.
“Bledsoe was real elusive and could really jump and do a lot of things,” he said. “If he got a big running start, he was very efficient. Dominic, he’s lefthanded. Coming in he can shoot better than those guys. He has a mid-range and he can shoot a 3.”
