Mike Gilchrist SF 2011

[WildcatRick]

Mike Gilchrist
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Small forward
Elizabeth (NJ) St. Patrick
AAU: Team Jordan
Ht: 6-foot-6
Wt: 190 lbs
Class: 2011 (High School)

Rivals.com Rating: NR (About (http://javascript<b></b>:openHelp(1);))
Position Ranking: NR
Top Ten for the class of 2011 (3) (http://kentucky.rivals.com/viewrank.asp?ra_key=2288)

The Latest: Elite 2011 Prospect High On Sun Belt Power (http://kentucky.rivals.com/content.asp?cid=941556) — 4/30/2009
He can wait, but why wait when he likes what he hears. One of the top up and coming guards on the east coast still has two high school seasons left, but he's already close in deciding where he'll play his college...[details (http://kentucky.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=941556)]

[WildcatRick]

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Ht: 6-6
Wt: 190
Position: SF
Year: Class of 2011
AAU Team: Team Jordan
High School: St. Patrick HS (http://hsnewjersey.scout.com/)
(Elizabeth, NJ)

2011 Scout.com HS Basketball Rankings (full list (http://kentucky.scout.com/a.z?s=75&p=9&c=4&yr=2011&cfg=bb)):
Pos: SF
Pos Rank: #1
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[WildcatRick]

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[Ukosumu]

July 7, 1999
Gilchrist has hoops recruiters salivating
By Keith Pompey

The 15-year-old even elevated his arms, motioning that Kentucky and Villanova are neck and neck.

"Michael loves Villanova," said Cindy Richardson, Gilchrist's mother. "It's Kentucky, Villanova. Villanova, Kentucky."

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/sports/20090707_Gilchrist_has_hoops_recruiters_salivating .html

[WildcatRick]

One of the things I gathered from my three days at the LeBron James Skills Academy and King City Classic is that Class of 2011 star Michael Gilchrist doesn't appear to be getting the kind of attention from college coaches that's typical of a top-ranked prospect.

The reason is simple: Everybody thinks he's a lock for Kentucky.

"I should be fired if I waste one cent recruiting that kid," said one high-major coach who apparently knows his boundaries. "[Gilchrist] is going to play for [John Calipari]. It's done. Trust me. He's playing for Cal. If you recruit him, you're wasting your time."

This perception is based on Gilchrist's relationship with Calipari confidant and basketball powerbroker William Wesley, plus a newspaper article two summers ago that quoted Gilchrist talking about how he planned to play for Calipari. Far as anybody can tell, nothing has changed even though Gilchrist has never publicly committed in a traditional way to Calipari at Memphis or Calipari at Kentucky, and that's why Gilchrist's phone isn't constantly bombarded by most of the elite programs.

It's not because he isn't talented enough.

Or smart enough.

Or good enough on a personal level.

Gary Parrish (http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/15981701)

[ImForKy]

Note: This kid's mother is a breath of fresh air. Really impressive.(ImForKy)

CLEVELAND -- Two weeks ago, the mother of Michael Gilchrist, a 6-foot-7 forward from Somerdale, N.J., got a call from a friend who told her that a prominent recruiting publication had ranked Michael as the top high school player in the country. Michael, however, didn't exactly celebrate when his mom told him the news. "Can't you call someone and ask them to put me at No. 15 instead?" he asked.

"That's the God's honest truth," Gilchrist's mother, Cindy Richardson, said as she recounted the story Tuesday afternoon while sitting in the upper-level stands at the Wolstein Center at Cleveland State University, site of Nike's King City Classic hosted by LeBron James. "Michael is a very humble kid. He doesn't like attention like that."

Said Michael, "I don't like everybody knowing me. I like being the best, but I don't like being ranked."

Seth Davis/SI.com (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/seth_davis/07/10/michael.gilchrist/index.html)

[westtncat]

Does anyone know if he's still growing? I have read post talking about him as a big man.

[Soldier1969]

Does anyone know what he's said as of late?

[matt colvin]

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[UKDonkbet]

Anyone heard any rumblings out of Gilchrist's camp lately? I would love to see this guy w/ Kentucky across his jersey one day.

[NotFrank]

Does anyone know if he's still growing? I have read post talking about him as a big man.

He'll be a Garnett type big man if he keeps growing. Such a smooth player.

[WildcatRick]

Bad news tonight!! MG had a knee injury and at last report was in the hospital.

Hope he is okay!!

UPDATE- looks like it was a sprain and he'll miss a couple weeks.

[westtncat]

That really sucks. Hope he is ok

[RxRusty]

This kid must be a bionic man. I saw him severely turn his ankle in a game and I thought he'd be out at least the rest of summer AAU ball but he was back the next day playing full speed. I would not have believed it if I had not seen it myself. I hope his knee is as bionic as his ankle.

[UKDonkbet]

So all is well with the injury?

[RxRusty]

So all is well with the injury?

Info from highschoolsports.nj.com:

"expected to be sidelined from 1-3 weeks with a strained right knee, according to coach Kevin Boyle. An MRI revealed no tears or other damage to the knee"

[TruBlue16]

Hope we get him. He would begin what could be an amazing 2011 class!!

GO BIG BLUE!!:thumbup::thumbup:

[UKDonkbet]

Anyone heard an update on Gilchrist's knee? He really looked hobbled in his last televised game