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Posted by Bama Cat (Member # 153) on 01-08-2022, 01:25 PM:

Traore for 2022?

"""Traore is the top available player in the 2022 class — No. 9 overall in the 247Sports composite rankings — and the college-ready, 6-foot-10 center just happens to play the position that Kentucky is likely to need to fill before next season.

Daimion Collins and Lance Ware appear to need more seasoning in college beyond this season, but if UK loses Oscar Tshiebwe to the pros, the Cats will definitely be looking for at least one more impact post player between now and next fall.

Traore is the only such player left in the 2022 class, so if the Cats can’t land him, they’ll probably have to hope for a formidable option in the transfer portal. That’s a risky game to play with such an important position, so it would make sense for Kentucky to go all-in with Traore.

That hasn’t happened yet. And it’s starting to look like it won’t. Calipari and Lucas watched him play at the Marshall County Hoop Fest last month, and Traore has said that if UK extends a scholarship offer, he’d use his final official visit on a trip to Lexington. There’s been no news of such an offer as of yet, and the clock might be ticking, with Traore saying he could make a college decision as soon as this month. He told Sports Illustrated late last week that three other schools — Auburn, Texas and UCLA — were the ones in the mix for his final official visit."""

Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 02-05-2022, 08:07 PM:

Ouch, Traore would be a good addition for the Cats.

Posted by Bama Cat (Member # 153) on 02-07-2022, 10:36 PM:

You can scratch him from the list after he committed to LSU a week ago.