Kentucky lands prediction for 7'5 Center Cherif Milligo

CATALCOHOLIC · Monday at 4:00 PM

Miller was a senior on that team. Didn’t he win mvp in the sec tourney.

TarHeelInCharlotte · Monday at 4:05 PM

He'll be at least 7'8" by the time he gets to Lexington. He's not done growing.

KentuckyFlyer · Monday at 4:23 PM

I've never seen a 7'5'' player who was worth a dime

HipTer · Monday at 4:27 PM

FitchandMurray29 said:
Great prospect as a bench big if things go right for Pope this year.

Does not move the needle to keep Pope though imo like a unanimous top 10 guy would/could

Obviously, UK may never land this kid and I don’t know how ready he’ll be to contribute, but from the footage I’ve watched I have to agree with you that I think Millogo could be part of the solution at Center next season for UK. Pair him with a good upperclassman from the portal or possibly even a wider-body good hands freshman to go along with Reece Potter (UK lucky to have him as a 3rd string option) and the position might be covered fine.

But landing a high school player ranked Top 10 in one of the recruiting rankings is completely irrelevant to me in regard to my opinion as to whether UK should retain Pope. I want a coach that gives UK its best chance to win a national championship year-in-and-year-out, and winning high school recruiting titles is not a good determinate of that – especially when it’s based on OAD kids.

Now, I still believe high school recruiting is important – although mainly for building a foundation for the future - but it seems retention (first) and transfer portal (second) are more important in a vacuum if we’re just talking about winning in one particular season. However, I do think NIL’s ability to keep some freshmen that would otherwise leave makes a difference in regard to building a foundation (and if you don’t keep an eye on building your foundation you could be screwed the next season).

ThreeDogNight2 · Monday at 4:28 PM

Say whatever you want but Ryan Hampton and Cherif pass the eye Test to me

*Fox2Monk* · Monday at 5:11 PM

UKCowboys said:
Pretty good pro, pretty dominant college player

If they don’t know who Sampson is they should do some college basketball research.

Damage_inc · Monday at 5:17 PM

UKCowboys said:
Wemby....Edey....Sampson...OK, 7'7", 7'4" and 7'4" but close enough

Is this kid closer to them or the kid that went to Florida? There have been a lot of giants who were not a factor at all.

Catman100 · Monday at 5:23 PM

Oh come on..... How many of these have we seen for recruits to end up someplace else?
In the Pope era, it is wise to count your chickens when they have hatched.

Delk4three · Monday at 5:23 PM

Damage_inc said:
Is this kid closer to them or the kid that went to Florida? There have been a lot of giants who were not a factor at all.

Sure, there have been a lot of guys every size though that were not a factor at all. Tons of 6'8-7'0 guys have been non-factors.

BookofMormon · Monday at 5:27 PM

FitchandMurray29 said:
He is extremely hard to project to college basketball next year. There just haven’t been many of the freakishly tall guys ranked high in the recruiting rankings.

Using 247 rankings(focused on centers) there have only been two 7’2 and above(listed height) guys in the top 50 of their class: Bol Bol and Aday Mara. There were some guys right outside the top 50 by their rankings (Hunter Dickinson and Daniel Jacobsen(at Purdue now)).

Think he is an ideal Kepnang replacement in year 1 behind a third year Malachi.

I believe 6 out of the top 12 are centers in next years class.

HolySmokes · Monday at 5:44 PM

Anyone this tall has a mean mindset they will be good even if they aren't a great basketball player. Only problem is 9 times out of 10 they don't have that aggressive approach. Shaq was an outlier. Edey is pretty mean also.

Wish I was 7"5 yall could say 40-0 without being funny.

HolySmokes · Monday at 5:45 PM

FitchandMurray29 said:
He is extremely hard to project to college basketball next year. There just haven’t been many of the freakishly tall guys ranked high in the recruiting rankings.

Using 247 rankings(focused on centers) there have only been two 7’2 and above(listed height) guys in the top 50 of their class: Bol Bol and Aday Mara. There were some guys right outside the top 50 by their rankings (Hunter Dickinson and Daniel Jacobsen(at Purdue now)).

Think he is an ideal Kepnang replacement in year 1 behind a third year Malachi.

If Moreno doesn't go pro I see him transferring.

Iroquois Pliskin · Monday at 5:51 PM

*Fox2Monk* · Monday at 5:53 PM

KentuckyFlyer said:
I've never seen a 7'5'' player who was worth a dime

There has been a few recently.

*Fox2Monk* · Monday at 5:54 PM

Damage_inc said:
Is this kid closer to them or the kid that went to Florida? There have been a lot of giants who were not a factor at all.

He’s miles better than the Florida kid.

Bernie4blue · Monday at 5:54 PM

Damage_inc said:
Is this kid closer to them or the kid that went to Florida? There have been a lot of giants who were not a factor at all.

Part of that is on the coaches. It's their job to find creative ways to make these guys successful. If you recruit a guy and he does nothing, that's at least partly on the coach.

*Fox2Monk* · Monday at 5:55 PM

HolySmokes said:
If Moreno doesn't go pro I see him transferring.

Why? He would be a starter next year too. We would have a massive front court to work with.

Lameguy · Monday at 5:57 PM

KentuckyFlyer said:
I've never seen a 7'5'' player who was worth a dime

How many 7’5 players has anybody actually seen. Wasn’t the big Chinese guy that played in the NBA pretty good

megablue · Monday at 6:00 PM

HolySmokes · Monday at 6:06 PM

*Fox2Monk* said:
Why? He would be a starter next year too. We would have a massive front court to work with.

Just a guess. Not as a knock to UK. Just because its so easy to transfer and I wouldn't be surprised at a young person wanting to change their scenery for the heck of it.

Not like I have a strong feeling he would transfer. Not him personally. Just hard to keep any player three years in the transfer portal. So many options. Different cultures. Different campus/scenery. Different weather.

Even as a die hard if I was in the players position I would check out my options.

Anon696759 · Monday at 6:11 PM

Does Robert Wadlow have any great grandkids?

*Fox2Monk* · Monday at 6:13 PM

HolySmokes said:
Just a guess. Not as a knock to UK. Just because its so easy to transfer and I wouldn't be surprised at a young person wanting to change their scenery for the heck of it.

Not like I have a strong feeling he would transfer. Not him personally. Just hard to keep any player three years in the transfer portal. So many options. Different cultures. Different campus/scenery. Different weather.

Even as a die hard if I was in the players position I would check out my options.

I wouldn’t be surprised at all, I just think his NIL market is greater here. If he has a great year he will be highly paid once again to return.

BlueVelvetFog · Monday at 6:16 PM

Nose tackle has the advantage

ScWildcat3 · Monday at 6:21 PM

HolySmokes said:
If Moreno doesn't go pro I see him transferring.

Moreno isn’t transferring lol

HolySmokes · Monday at 6:23 PM

ScWildcat3 said:
Moreno isn’t transferring lol

Maybe doesn't. But you have no clue.

Bernie4blue · Monday at 6:23 PM

Nice to see him leading the fast break and dishing out assists. He could push our guys for playing time at the point.

MidseasonTweak · Monday at 6:26 PM

megablue said:

Damn he actually moves well for a dude that big.

FunkyFatCan · Monday at 6:34 PM

i feel like this crazy big guys just slow down an offense because they just aren't that athletic

Snarks · Monday at 6:47 PM

Catman100 said:
Oh come on..... How many of these have we seen for recruits to end up someplace else?
In the Pope era, it is wise to count your chickens when they have hatched.

We hired his former coach to get him. If this doesn’t work then the sky is falling!

ScWildcat3 · Monday at 6:50 PM

HolySmokes said:
Maybe doesn't. But you have no clue.

He won’t transfer. It’s nba or he’s back for junior year.

cornbreadnmilk · Monday at 6:53 PM

Snarks said:
We hired his former coach to get him. If this doesn’t work then the sky is falling!

Really? I could see that for a top 5 guy but this guy doesn't seem on that level at all.

HolySmokes · Monday at 6:53 PM

ScWildcat3 said:
He won’t transfer. It’s nba or he’s back for junior year.

Malachi is the only one who knows that. Never know what can happen. Hopefully he stays.

Iroquois Pliskin · Monday at 6:55 PM

cornbreadnmilk said:
Really? I could see that for a top 5 guy but this guy doesn't seem on that level at all.

He has a similar relationship with the #1 player in 2028

ScWildcat3 · Monday at 7:13 PM

HolySmokes said:
Malachi is the only one who knows that. Never know what can happen. Hopefully he stays.

He said it already last off-season.

HolySmokes · Monday at 7:20 PM

ScWildcat3 said:
He said it already last off-season.

Jasper transferred before he died. He was kentucky till I die. Even had a clothes brand

ScWildcat3 · Monday at 7:21 PM

HolySmokes said:
Jasper transferred before he died. He was kentucky till I die. Even has a clothes brand

Way different situations but sure. Jasper wasn’t necessarily wanted back. Not worried either way. We will be fine next year.

HolySmokes · Monday at 7:28 PM

ScWildcat3 said:
Way different situations but sure. Jasper wasn’t necessarily wanted back. Not worried either way. We will be fine next year.

Hopefully UK can upgrade at the center position regardless if he stays or not. Hes not much of a presence down low.

Other than being a Kentucky boy im not sure what BBN is stuck on him for. I've never really cared about where a player is from. Just how they perform. Hes mid.

Wildcat_in_DC · Monday at 7:33 PM

cornbreadnmilk said:
Really? I could see that for a top 5 guy but this guy doesn't seem on that level at all.

this is the best pope and his 10M staff could come up with. its pathetic

TarHeelInCharlotte · Monday at 8:55 PM

For what it's worth, a lot of good programs want this kid. Mike Malone offered him a week and a half ago.

Wildcat_in_DC · Monday at 9:14 PM

FunkyFatCan said:
i feel like this crazy big guys just slow down an offense because they just aren't that athletic

same.

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