Patrick Sparks

[LiveBlue]

I was just watching some video of him on YouTube (That shot against Michigan State gives me goosebumps, to this day.) and I was wondering what he is up to. He's not in the NBA I don't think, but does anybody have an update on where he's at or what he's up to?

[letitrainuk]

he was selling cars at pogue automotive in greenville ky,...but wait this just in...hes playing ball overseas. more information later.

[JOHN BLUEBLOOD]

5'7

[KY Native in IN]

i heard he was working at a bank over in muhlenburg county...could be way outdated information....and maybe not even true

he was awful streaky, but man when he had the hot hand...look out!

[phoenix]

JOHN BLUEBLOOD wrote: 5'7
You're telling us he has grown since college?

[WildcatRick]

http://www.eurobasket.com/team.asp?Cntry=POR&Team=97

[B-Dam Cat]

6'1 and weighs 184?:shrug:

[RockStrongo]

Who's Patrick Sparks?

[SouthBeachWildcat]

what people don't realize is that these small guys look that way bc they are up against 6'8 guys on the court.........I rememeber walking by Steve Masiello in the mall once and noticing he was taller than me, and I am 6'0

[Craig the Blueheart]

WildcatRick wrote: http://www.eurobasket.com/team.asp?Cntry=POR&Team=97
This shows that he is affiliated with some sort of team, but has he played a game yet?

[jdeasy]

He is no longer playing for the team overseas. He is trying to sign on with another, but, as yet, has not had any luck.



As to his height, it was always listed wrong. I've played many pick up games with and against Patrick. I'm 6'2" and I'm a good 5 inches taller than him.

Of course, when I played, I was listed at 6'4" or even 6'5" sometimes.

[Josh]

Anybody ever see his commercials? Some of the worst acting I've ever seen. :D:D:D But it was good to see Patrick representing.

[jdeasy]

Scars wrote: Anybody ever see his commercials? Some of the worst acting I've ever seen. :D:D:D But it was good to see Patrick representing.

Yeah, those commercials were corny and you tell that he was uncomfortable doing them, but, they paid him fairly well for it.

[Terry L. Wildcat]

LiveBlue wrote: I was just watching some video of him on YouTube (That shot against Michigan State gives me goosebumps, to this day.) and I was wondering what he is up to. He's not in the NBA I don't think, but does anybody have an update on where he's at or what he's up to?

:cool:To this day I think the officials called a foul on that play.

[Madiblue]

SouthBeachWildcat wrote: what people don't realize is that these small guys look that way bc they are up against 6'8 guys on the court.........I rememeber walking by Steve Masiello in the mall once and noticing he was taller than me, and I am 6'0

How could you tell how tall he was? He is usually bent over with his nose close to Daddy Pitino's posterier?

[BowlingGreenUKGrad]

Madiblue wrote:
SouthBeachWildcat wrote: what people don't realize is that these small guys look that way bc they are up against 6'8 guys on the court.........I rememeber walking by Steve Masiello in the mall once and noticing he was taller than me, and I am 6'0

How could you tell how tall he was? He is usually bent over with his nose close to Daddy Pitino's posterier?

That's not a very nice thing to say about a former CAT.

[BowlingGreenUKGrad]

I think the exact quote was "diminutive super scrub"

[letitrainuk]

well he is really like 6' 2" because i work with a guy that went to school with him and still lives in central city that says hes the same height he is..and hes 6' 2"...so i guess who really knows now?

[wallnutz14]

I don't know where he is working or if he's playing ball right now, but I do know he needs a haircut! I was in Central City with my wife's family for Christmas and we watched Muhlenburg North play Milton High Shcool, Florida in a holiday tournament. They honored Sparks at halftime and he came walking out with hair almost down to his shoulders. It was nasty! He's not the best looking guy around, and the long, stringy, dark hair did not help matters.

Milton, Florida had a kid named Adam Allen http://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=2&pr_key=49194 who has signed with Florida. He's 6'6'' 185 lbs.and he didn't even look like the best player on his team. He scored a very quiet 10-12 points and maybe had 7 rebounds. A kid named LeDre Bender (sophomore) shot lights out from 3 range and looked very atheletic. North played them close all game. They had the lead most of the game buthad the ball with 5 seconds left down 2 and missed their last shot.

For what it's worth: Rivals.com

"The Gators clearly signed the best 2007 class in the conference during the early signing period. The rest of the conference struggled to land top-flight players. That's why the SEC checks in as the sixth best conference in the land after the early period. "



SEC rank

1. Florida
2. LSU
3. Alabama
4. Georgia
5. Mississippi State
6. South Carolina 7. Vanderbilt
8. Ole Miss
9. Tennessee
10. Kentucky
11. Arkansas
12. Auburn


UK is 10th in a conference ranked 6th in recruiting. Tubby just doesn't know how to recruit and he can't find coaches that can do it for him!!

[BigCat33]

wallnutz14 wrote: I don't know where he is working or if he's playing ball right now, but I do know he needs a haircut! I was in Central City with my wife's family for Christmas and we watched Muhlenburg North play Milton High Shcool, Florida in a holiday tournament. They honored Sparks at halftime and he came walking out with hair almost down to his shoulders. It was nasty! He's not the best looking guy around, and the long, stringy, dark hair did not help matters.

Milton, Florida had a kid named Adam Allen http://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=2&pr_key=49194 who has signed with Florida. He's 6'6'' 185 lbs.and he didn't even look like the best player on his team. He scored a very quiet 10-12 points and maybe had 7 rebounds. A kid named LeDre Bender (sophomore) shot lights out from 3 range and looked very atheletic. North played them close all game. They had the lead most of the game buthad the ball with 5 seconds left down 2 and missed their last shot.

For what it's worth: Rivals.com

"The Gators clearly signed the best 2007 class in the conference during the early signing period. The rest of the conference struggled to land top-flight players. That's why the SEC checks in as the sixth best conference in the land after the early period. "



SEC rank

1. Florida
2. LSU
3. Alabama
4. Georgia
5. Mississippi State
6. South Carolina 7. Vanderbilt
8. Ole Miss
9. Tennessee
10. Kentucky
11. Arkansas
12. Auburn


UK is 10th in a conference ranked 6th in recruiting. Tubby just doesn't know how to recruit and he can't find coaches that can do it for him.
That is painful evidence.