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  • VAUGHT: Would Haarms embrace the spotlight at Kentucky?

    By LARRY VAUGHT

    Kentucky is one of three schools remaining on Purdue graduate transfer Matt Haarms' final list and his decision likely will come soon.

    The Wildcats certainly have a need for a 7-3 shot-blocking center after the departure of Nick Richards and EJ Montgomery to the NBA.

    Texas Tech and BYU -- where former UK player Mark Pope is the coach -- are the other schools on Haarms' final three. Considering one reason he says he's leaving Purdue is to get more NBA ready, Kentucky would seem to be the logical choice after he had almost 30 offers after averaging 8.6 points and 4.6 rebounds per game last season.

    However, there could be one glitch for the Wildcats. Recruiting analysts and media members have both told me as flamboyant and outgoing as Haarms is on the court, he does not enjoy the spotlight off the court. He doesn't love interviews or media attention.

    Obviously, the spotlight shines brightly on every UK player and with no other bigs yet on the 2020-21 roster the spotlight -- and media attention -- would be focused on him a lot.

    Could they stop him from coming to UK? Probably not but it is interesting that BYU and Texas Tech are both programs without the daily spotlight/attention that Kentucky does.
    Comments 3 Comments
    1. Darrell KSR's Avatar
      Darrell KSR -
      Maybe not.
    1. blueboss's Avatar
      blueboss -
      In answer to the question posed in the title:

      No.


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    1. UKHistory's Avatar
      UKHistory -
      Hate we lost him as we offered. I do think Pope as a big man himself who played in the league could be a good mentor for Haarms.

      His former coach is roughly the same age as Pope and has comparable experience.

      Haarms going to BYU, not as bad as picking a prep school over UK.
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