Marques Bolden has yet to announce his college choice, much to the chagrin of many Kentucky and Duke fans.
But incoming Kentucky point guard De’Aaron Fox made one last pitch for Bolden to join Big Blue Nation via USA Today (and a transcription from Kentucky Sports Radio).
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“Hey Marques, it’s your boy D-Fox. Man, I know your decision is coming up pretty soon, but we already know Kentucky’s the best spot for you. You’re trying to live out your dreams, you’re already know we have the best coaching staff in the country to prepare you for the next level.
“Bam [Adebayo], Malik [Monk], Sacha [Killeya-Jones], Wenyen [Gabriel], Brad [Calipari], and I all want you to join this great freshman class that we’re about to have next year. I don’t have to tell you how much Big Blue Nation wants you. So, hey, it’s your decision, but you already know what the right one is.”
Meantime, Duke’s Jayson Tatum also made his pitch (in a very dark environment).
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“Come on, bro, we need you. Come to play for Coach K, the best coach in college basketball, five national championships, a great class coming in. We got Grayson [Allen], Amile [Jefferson], Luke [Kennard], Matt Jones, all those guys coming back. Come on, bro, you the last piece.
“I feel like we can be really special if you come. It’s a tough decision, but we gonna support you. Come and be part of the family, bro.”
For his part, Bolden says he’s still undecided.
“I do most of my thinking about it laying in my bed by myself at night,” he told USA Today. “I just don’t know what I’m gonna do yet. It’s funny, I read what people say on Twitter and they just know that I already know or they just know period. It’s at tough decision.”
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