Former Rutgers target Joey Hart commits to Kentucky

[Alec Crouthamel]

 

[Loyal_2RU]

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Unfortunate but as predicted

 

[Mr Magoo]

You certainly can see how tough it is to get quality talent out of the portal when kids like Hart are winding up at Kentucky.

 

[PaKnight]

You certainly can see how tough it is to get quality talent out of the portal when kids like Hart are winding up at Kentucky.

Not a portal kid.

 

[Mr Magoo]

Not a portal kid.

Thanks. I stand corrected. Even so, Kentucky seems a stretch for him.

 

[Russ Wood]

Thanks. I stand corrected. Even so, Kentucky seems a stretch for him.

It was about getting to a school closer to home.

 

[RU82]

He’ll be recruited over next season at the latest.

 

[PatrickRU92]

Calipari is on some thin ice there. They don't have a stellar season and I can see him being fired.

 

[AZBlues]

He ended up a lot closer to home but didn't pick the closest landing spot of the schools that showed interest.. UK is about 190 miles away from Linton, while IU in Bloomington is about 40 miles away...(Assuming that the family still lives in Linton..) Still, a 3 or 3 1/2 hour drive home isn't bad, and we don't know what each school offered...

After his father lost his coaching job, the family was considering a possible move to wherever Joey went to school... (Apparently his dad's other job lets him work from home...). Anyway, I wish Joey and the family the best.

 

[fatsam98]

He ended up a lot closer to home but didn't pick the closest landing spot of the schools that showed interest.. UK is about 190 miles away from Linton, while IU in Bloomington is about 40 miles away...(Assuming that the family still lives in Linton..) Still, a 3 or 3 1/2 hour drive home isn't bad, and we don't know what each school offered...

After his father lost his coaching job, the family was considering a possible move to wherever Joey went to school... (Apparently his dad's other job lets him work from home...). Anyway, I wish Joey and the family the best.

IU didn't offer

 

[TDIrish27]

Calipari is on some thin ice there. They don't have a stellar season and I can see him being fired.

Then he would be hired by someone in 48 hours.

 

[Mr_Twister]

Rutgers chasing rainbows recruiting against Kentucky, even for a 3-star.

 

[jordkap]

Rutgers chasing rainbows recruiting against Kentucky, even for a 3-star.

There was no guarantee Kentucky was going to offer. They only did because they whiffed only multiple other guys

 

[AZBlues]

IU didn't offer

Okay. Thanks... With headlines in some of the articles stating that he chose Kentucky over IU and Rutgers, I assumed IU offered also.

 

[PatrickRU92]

Then he would be hired by someone in 48 hours.

true but a new coach might not be enamored with Hart.

 

[TDIrish27]

He's supposed to be an excellent shooter. If true he'll get his minutes . We'll see.

 

[RUAir-Raid]

Calipari is on some thin ice there. They don't have a stellar season and I can see him being fired.

I feel like this is said every year tho with him at Kentucky lol

 

[anon_ivydyf0amkzay]

Calipari is on some thin ice there. They don't have a stellar season and I can see him being fired.

Last I checked he could not be fired…lifetime contract. I suppose they could buy him off…for a LOT

 

[Nycrusupporter]

Last I checked he could not be fired…lifetime contract. I suppose they could buy him off…for a LOT

I don’t think he cares. He likes working with top 1 and done kids and getting them to the NBA. If he can win a title along the way, that is gravy, and he knows it would be better to have some older players on the roster, he just prefers being an NBA pipeline. And as someone else said, if they fired him he would have a job the next day.

 

[RUGiddy777]

Calipari is on some thin ice there. They don't have a stellar season and I can see him being fired.

I look forward to lurking their board after their tourney exit.

 

[LotusAggressor]

I don’t think he cares. He likes working with top 1 and done kids and getting them to the NBA. If he can win a title along the way, that is gravy, and he knows it would be better to have some older players on the roster, he just prefers being an NBA pipeline. And as someone else said, if they fired him he would have a job the next day.

Calipari isn't about winning championships. He's about putting guys in the NBA. The NBA playoffs were full of Kentucky guys.