Shabazz Muhammad enjoyed his weekend official to Kentucky for Big Blue Madness, but is still eyeing a springtime signing.
“We were really intrigued by the practices,” Ron Holmes, Muhammad’s father, told BluegrassHoops.com. “There was no wasted time and they really got up and down the floor. The dribble-drive concepts were broken down, and they were really intriguing.”
“Shabazz will be a springtime decision. We still have to see Duke, Arizona, and Kansas, and see more of UCLA, USC, and UNLV.
The 6-foot-5 Muhammad is the consensus No. 1 recruit in the Class of 2012. He has already visited Texas A&M and has UCLA, UNLV, Texas, Arizona, Kansas and Duke on his list.
He will visit USC, his father’s alma mater, unofficially Oct. 29 for the Stanford football game.
Muhammad told Evan Daniels of Scout.com that he “loved it” on his visit to Lexington.
“The fans there are great,” Muhammad told Scout.com. “Their fan base is really supportive and their guys had a lot of fun and I had a lot of fun watching them. I really enjoyed myself.”
Muhammad joined Willie Cauley, Alex Poythress, DaJuan Coleman and 2012 UK pledge Archie Goodwin on the visit.
Goodwin, John Calipari’s lone commit so far, said he didn’t try to persuade any of the other players.
“I didn’t recruit any during the visit,” he told BluegrassHoops.com. “I don’t feel like I should be involved in that. It is each player’s decision, and I don’t want to make the decision for them. They have to be close to the coach.”
Hoopcat / October 17, 2011
“Consensus No. 1 recruit in the class of 2012”? Whose consensus? When it’s all said and done this guy won’t be able to carry Kyle Anderson’s gym bag. Remember last year when Michael Gilchrist was the “Consensus No. 1 recruit in the class of 2011”? St. Pat’s only had one problem. When they played St. Anthony’s at Rutgers for the mythical National Title, Gilchrist was “the No. 2 player on the court” behind Anderson. And if Muhammed goes to UCLA next year, he’ll be the “2nd best Freshman on the team”.
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SiJessieWildcat / October 17, 2011
Shabazz is the No.2 player in the nation, behind Kyle Anderson.
You can also eliminate duke and kansas GangsterU.
dook because they are dook ….you should know what that means.
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AGinNYC / October 19, 2011
You both are wrong. Shabazz is the #1 player and it’s not even close. Anderson is an excellent offensive player but he’s slow and a defensive liability. The only player that would have deserved consideration is now playing for UConn.
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