J'Mison Morgan

[needmore44]

With Brady now gone at LSU this opens the question of the availability of J'Mison Morgan, the sixth ranked Center in the class of '08. I know he's signed his LOI, but we did get a kid last year (although temporarily) from this same type of situation. His schools listed of interest, according to rivals, has Kentucky on it. He's a Texas kid so hopefully Gillespie has some connections to him. This would be the recruiting steal of the century, and we all need to keep our fingers crossed that he asks out of his LOI.

[crazzedcats22]

With Brady now gone at LSU this opens the question of the availability of J'Mison Morgan, the sixth ranked Center in the class of '08. I know he's signed his LOI, but we did get a kid last year (although temporarily) from this same type of situation. His schools listed of interest, according to rivals, has Kentucky on it. He's a Texas kid so hopefully Gillespie has some connections to him. This would be the recruiting steal of the century, and we all need to keep our fingers crossed that he asks out of his LOI.

He would be an AMAZING pick up for us. I think he could contribute big time from day one. What a starting 5 this would be:

Appleton/Jasper
Miller/Liggins
Meeks
Patterson
Morgan

However, I believe he was also considering Kansas, UL, UCLA, among others. It also will depend on who they bring in as coach, if it's a big name guy I would think he will probably stay with LSU.

[DCWildcat]

Don't think we have much shot. First, he's got to want to get out of his LOI is LSU, which may not happen. If he does that, they have to let him out, and they probably won't. Even if they do, he'd have to dodge a stipulation against him going within conference, which is common. Even if he meets all of those conditions, there's a host of elite schools we'd have to compete against. And when we were in the running for him, despite heavy recruiting from Gillispie since long before he arrived in Lexington, he never showed more than lukewarm interest.

That's a lot to overcome. Be sweet if we could get him though.

[crazzedcats22]

Don't think we have much shot. First, he's got to want to get out of his LOI is LSU, which may not happen. If he does that, they have to let him out, and they probably won't. Even if they do, he'd have to dodge a stipulation against him going within conference, which is common. Even if he meets all of those conditions, there's a host of elite schools we'd have to compete against. And when we were in the running for him, despite heavy recruiting from Gillispie since long before he arrived in Lexington, he never showed more than lukewarm interest.

That's a lot to overcome. Be sweet if we could get him though.

They are not allowed to restrict where a kid can go anymore. That changed a couple of years ago. Once he is released he can go anywhere he would like. But, I agree, if he does decide to leave it would be tough to land him.

[Cal_tucky]

I thought if a coach left/fired they could leave with no restrictions.

I think it all depends on who is hired. Although we could offer a heck of a sales pitch, "Hey J'mson, how would you like to come and play 35 minutes a game next to Patterson and once a year get payback on the school that fired your coach?"

[countrycat]

If someone wanted out of a LOI and was not released, that school would would he hard pressed to get another top recruit, if he wants to leave they will let him.