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Kentucky, NCAA

By ADAM ZAGORIA

Kentucky coach John Calipari says the new NCAA reforms in college basketball raise more questions than they answer.

“None of this goes into effect until the NBA and the Players Association come up with something, and I’m hearing it won’t be until 2022,” Calipari said Wednesday night on ESPN from the Bahamas, where the Wildcats will play four games between Aug. 8-12. “So we’re probably wasting our breath dealing with the ins and outs of this.”

The NCAA’s rule changes include allowing players to work with an agent while declaring for the NBA draft. College players would have to request an evaluation from the NBA Undergraduate Advisory Committee on their draft prospects. The rules would also allow elite high school players to work with an agent if the NBA removes its one-and-done rule. The one-and-done rule may not change until 2021 at the earliest, however.

Kentucky, Recruiting

By ADAM ZAGORIA

John Calipari got his man.

Kahlil Whitney, the hard-driving 6-foot-6 wing from Roselle (N.J.) Catholic, committed to Kentucky on Wednesday after taking an official visit last weekend. Whitney is ranked the No. 5 small forward nationally by 247Sports.com.

“I am thrilled to announce that I am committing to the University of Kentucky,” he said in a statement.

“This was his dream and dream school,” Kelly Whitney, the former Seton Hall player and Kahlil’s father, told ZAGSBLOG.

Whitney, who recently cut his list to include Kentucky, Illinois, Georgetown and Oregon, joins point guard Tyrese Maxey and wing Dontaie Allen in Kentucky’s 2019 class.

“We are so happy for Kahlil to be in the position to commit to Kentucky,” Roselle Catholic coach Dave Boff said. “He’s worked hard and we know he’s going to make a great impact there just like he has at Roselle Catholic.”

Calipari fell in love with Whitney this July and Whitney became the fourth Roselle Catholic player ever to receive a Kentucky offer, following Tyler Roberson, Isaiah Briscoe and Naz Reid. Now two of those four have chosen Kentucky (Briscoe).

Recruiting

By ADAM ZAGORIA

James Bouknight, the 6-foot-5, 185-pound shooting guard from the MacDuffie School (MA) and the PSA Cardinals, cut his list to five on Friday after impressing high-major coaches during the last few weeks.

Bouknight, who returned just before Peach Jam from a torn meniscus suffered in January, is now down to Virginia Tech, Miami, VCU, Indiana and UConn.

He has official visits planned to Virginia Tech (Aug. 26-28), Miami (Sept. 7-9) and UConn (Sept. 14-16).

“Most of the schools recruiting me right now said I’ll come in and play right away and I’ll be an impact player so that’s mostly the schools I’m looking at,” the Brooklyn native said Wednesday by phone. 

Breaking News, LeBron James

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — LeBron James has yet to play a minute for the Los Angeles Lakers, yet the NBA superstar is already busy in Hollywood.

James is behind the three-part documentary series, “Shut Up and Dribble,” announced Monday by Showtime.

Set to debut in October, the same month James suits up for his new team, the series looks at the changing role of athletes in the current political and cultural climate against the backdrop of the NBA.

Its title comes from a comment Fox News host Laura Ingraham made to James in February when she sought to rebuke him for talking politics during an interview.

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