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CJ Signs w/ Kentucky. Iowa Claiming Tampering? Level II Violation when 3rd Party Contacts a School When Athlete Discussed Enrolled at Another School
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Explains why CJ quit on the team during the season
I wonder which one he ends up at
that school is not supposed to take the call; if they do, its tampering, a Level II violation
I think that's a ridiculous rule. Can you imagine employers getting a law passed that works the same way, such that an unhappy employee can't apply for jobs elsewhere without declaring their intent to leave? That would be insane.
So the athlete has to essentially enter the portal and hope they get an offer leading to a better situation. And if they don't, they come back to a program that no longer wants them. What a horrible system.
It seems to have worked out for Daviyon Nixon okay.
Explain, I don't know what happened. I know Kylie ended up here but that was it.
Employers have non-compete clauses, so it is even more strict. Imagine if players couldn't play basketball if they left a school early.
I said that I had a problem if CJ was stringing Fran along. While I do not have any inside knowledge on this, the reports I have read is that Fran was blindsided by this development. There were reports more than a month ago from those close to the Kentucky program that CJ was going there. I do not know if Kentucky was stringing CJ along or if CJ was having a hard time making a final decision. I believe Fran would have had a different response to this news if he has been aware that CJ was considering leaving. This is speculation on my part.
The fact that it appears that CJ is leaving for one school itself proves to me that his recruitment while on scholarship at Iowa was against NCAA regulations. A 2-year starter who was willing to walk on to come to Iowa doesn't suddenly decide to switch to one other school without some serious recruiting going on.
Chad Leistikow just said on the HawkCentral radio show that CJ told everyone (Fran & teammates) he was coming back and then blindsided them with the news he wanted out
I agree. I thought C J. played like crap for most of the season. I expected more from him but he really underperformed this season.
F uncle joe and his cover up lies. He got his free tickets to UK games.
Seriously UK that has had the talent to have five starters drafted and CJ gonna start. I can't wait to see the start of the upcoming season.
That is a violation only if you are not a blue blood. If a blue blood, it reduces the violation to a hand slap and a very strong "don't do this again for a bit...ok.
Drew Franklin hinted about Frederick to UK as early as 2/27.
https://kentucky.forums.rivals.com/threads/ksr-drew-franklin-hints-at-a-transfer-shooter.339607/
All sports leagues have rules as to when you can contact free agents or prospective free agents on the market. It’s not an NCAA thing.
This story was from March 1st. Why would they even think CJ would be available?
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Sitting at 8-14 on the year with NCAA Tournament hopes hanging on by a conference-tournament-title-run-sized thread, it’s abundantly clear Kentucky’s 2020-21 roster is deeply rooted with issues, and it has been all season. And while the team’s struggles can’t be narrowed down to one particular issue as the sole reason for the losses – the Wildcats seem to come up with new ways to lose by the week – their inability to score has been arguably the top driving factor from the start of the season to the finish.
Now ranked No. 220 in the nation in scoring offense at 69.7 points per game, No. 235 in 3-point field goal percentage at 32.59% and No. 289 in field goal percentage at 41.47% with just two games to go in the regular season, a quick-fix offensive turnaround isn’t on the table in 2020-21. Looking ahead to the 2021-22 season, though, an emphasis on shooting and pure scoring is necessary to round out the roster.
But where will that come from?
UK already has the likes of five-star forward Daimion Collins, four-star guard Nolan Hickman and four-star forward Bryce Hopkins signed on in the class of 2021, along with West Virginia forward transfer Oscar Tshiebwe already on campus and eligible for the 2021-22 season. And looking at the current team, the only players truly anticipated to enter the NBA Draft are Brandon Boston Jr., Terrence Clarke and Isaiah Jackson, meaning some combination of Keion Brooks Jr., Jacob Toppin, Devin Askew, Dontaie Allen, Lance Ware and Cam’Ron Fletcher could all return. Even transfers Davion Mintz and Olivier Sarr both confirmed this week they are considering the possibility of coming back for a second season at Kentucky.
Development from one year to the next is always expected, but no matter who ultimately decides to return in 2021-22, that core group is undoubtedly still missing a few go-to scoring and shooting threats. And barring a change of heart from the likes of 2021 five-star guards Jaden Hardy (trending toward the professional route), Hunter Sallis (trending toward Gonzaga) and Trevor Keels (trending toward Duke), it doesn’t appear UK will be able to find those plug-and-play options at the high school level.
With the NCAA planning to pass a one-time immediate transfer rule going into next season, though, Kentucky’s options will be plentiful at the collegiate level. With that in mind, why not compile a list of potential options John Calipari and his staff may have at their disposal going into the offseason, ranging from the top shooters and scorers you’ll find in the nation?
Mind you, none of these names are are confirmed targets for UK as of yet, with most not even in the NCAA Transfer Portal at this point in time. This list is purely to show what options may be out there for Kentucky now that the one-time transfer rule is set to go into effect next season.
Let’s jump right in.
(Photo by Peter G. Aiken/Getty Images)
Abmas, a 6-foot-1, 165-pound guard originally out of Rockwall, TX, is the leading scorer in college basketball at 24.7 points per game. And more importantly, he’s doing it shooting 48.8% from the field, 45.5% from three (on a ridiculous seven attempts from per game, mind you) and 89.9% from the line. He’s also averaging 3.3 APG, 3.2 RPG, 1.5 SPG, 2.0 TPG.
In 2020-21, the sophomore standout has failed to cross the double-digit scoring threshold just once, finishing with 11 25+ point games, seven 30+ point games, four 35+ point games and two 40+ point games. Oral Roberts isn’t a national powerhouse by any stretch of the imagination, but he finished with 18 points at Missouri, 28 points at Wichita State, 33 points at Oklahoma State and 20 points at Oklahoma.
Kentucky is in desperate need of a professional bucket-getter, and it’s hard to do better than adding the top scorer in all of college basketball.
Son of Detroit Mercy head coach Mike Davis, it’s hard to imagine the two-time First Team All-Horizon League honoree is in a rush to leave the program, but we just saw a similar situation with Calipari at Kentucky. The UK head coach welcomed his son’s decision to transfer in an effort to expand his role, maybe Davis welcomes his son’s decision to transfer to a blue blood program to produce at a high level under the spotlight? The relationship between both parties is there.
Son of NBA legend Scottie Pippen, Kentucky fans should be fairly familiar with the Vanderbilt standout’s situation at this point. Averaging 20.5 points per contest on 43.3% shooting overall, 36.5% from three and 81.5% from the line, Pippen is a terrific player, but plays on the worst team in the SEC. Managing four 25-plus point games and two 30-plus point games, the 6-foot-1, 170-pound guard has finished in double figures every game this season. He’s also averaging 5.2 assists, 2.9 rebounds and 1.7 steals per contest.
Interestingly enough, Pippen said earlier this season that UK was his “dream school” growing up, with Vandy head coach Jerry Stackhouse adding that he enjoyed playing on the big stage after suiting up at high school powerhouse Sierra Canyon prior to his time in college.
(Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)
Want a sharpshooter? Look no further than former Covington Catholic star CJ Fredrick. Averaging 8.4 points per contest this season, the 6-foot-3, 195-pound guard is shooting 50.8% from three on over three attempts per game and 33-65 on the year. The Cincinnati, OH native averaged 10.2 PPG on 46.1% 3PT (over four attempts per game) in 2019-20, setting the single-season freshman record at Iowa for 3-point shooting percentage en route to All-Big Ten Freshman Team honors.
Prior to his time at Iowa, Fredrick was named the 2018 Kentucky Gatorade Player of the Year after leading Covington Catholic to a state championship and a 35-4 record as a senior, scoring 111 total points (27.8 PPG) while shooting 63 percent from the field during the state tournament. He set single-season school records for points (900), field goals made in a season (315), and 3-pointers made (107). The former in-state standout’s 23.1 scoring average as a senior is second best while his 48.4 3-point percentage ranks third best in school history.
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By Jack Pilgrim | March 1, 2021 | 10:00pm | 33
Sitting at 8-14 on the year with NCAA Tournament hopes hanging on by a conference-tournament-title-run-sized thread, it’s abundantly clear Kentucky’s 2020-21 roster is deeply rooted with issues, and it has been all season. And while the team’s struggles can’t be narrowed down to one particular issue as the sole reason for the losses – the Wildcats seem to come up with new ways to lose by the week – their inability to score has been arguably the top driving factor from the start of the season to the finish.
Now ranked No. 220 in the nation in scoring offense at 69.7 points per game, No. 235 in 3-point field goal percentage at 32.59% and No. 289 in field goal percentage at 41.47% with just two games to go in the regular season, a quick-fix offensive turnaround isn’t on the table in 2020-21. Looking ahead to the 2021-22 season, though, an emphasis on shooting and pure scoring is necessary to round out the roster.
But where will that come from?
UK already has the likes of five-star forward Daimion Collins, four-star guard Nolan Hickman and four-star forward Bryce Hopkins signed on in the class of 2021, along with West Virginia forward transfer Oscar Tshiebwe already on campus and eligible for the 2021-22 season. And looking at the current team, the only players truly anticipated to enter the NBA Draft are Brandon Boston Jr., Terrence Clarke and Isaiah Jackson, meaning some combination of Keion Brooks Jr., Jacob Toppin, Devin Askew, Dontaie Allen, Lance Ware and Cam’Ron Fletcher could all return. Even transfers Davion Mintz and Olivier Sarr both confirmed this week they are considering the possibility of coming back for a second season at Kentucky.
Development from one year to the next is always expected, but no matter who ultimately decides to return in 2021-22, that core group is undoubtedly still missing a few go-to scoring and shooting threats. And barring a change of heart from the likes of 2021 five-star guards Jaden Hardy (trending toward the professional route), Hunter Sallis (trending toward Gonzaga) and Trevor Keels (trending toward Duke), it doesn’t appear UK will be able to find those plug-and-play options at the high school level.
With the NCAA planning to pass a one-time immediate transfer rule going into next season, though, Kentucky’s options will be plentiful at the collegiate level. With that in mind, why not compile a list of potential options John Calipari and his staff may have at their disposal going into the offseason, ranging from the top shooters and scorers you’ll find in the nation?
Mind you, none of these names are are confirmed targets for UK as of yet, with most not even in the NCAA Transfer Portal at this point in time. This list is purely to show what options may be out there for Kentucky now that the one-time transfer rule is set to go into effect next season.
Let’s jump right in.
Max Abmas (Oral Roberts) – Sophomore
(Photo by Peter G. Aiken/Getty Images)
Abmas, a 6-foot-1, 165-pound guard originally out of Rockwall, TX, is the leading scorer in college basketball at 24.7 points per game. And more importantly, he’s doing it shooting 48.8% from the field, 45.5% from three (on a ridiculous seven attempts from per game, mind you) and 89.9% from the line. He’s also averaging 3.3 APG, 3.2 RPG, 1.5 SPG, 2.0 TPG.
In 2020-21, the sophomore standout has failed to cross the double-digit scoring threshold just once, finishing with 11 25+ point games, seven 30+ point games, four 35+ point games and two 40+ point games. Oral Roberts isn’t a national powerhouse by any stretch of the imagination, but he finished with 18 points at Missouri, 28 points at Wichita State, 33 points at Oklahoma State and 20 points at Oklahoma.
Kentucky is in desperate need of a professional bucket-getter, and it’s hard to do better than adding the top scorer in all of college basketball.
Antoine Davis (Detroit Mercy) – Junior
Coach Cal has mentioned Davis by name on more than one occasion during Brad Calipari’s time at Detroit Mercy, specifically noting that the junior guard’s emergence as a star was a key reason his son’s playing time took a hit this past season. And it makes sense, as the 6-foot-1, 165-pound standout is averaging 24.3 points per game on 42.5% shooting, 37.3% from three and 91.5% from the line this season.Son of Detroit Mercy head coach Mike Davis, it’s hard to imagine the two-time First Team All-Horizon League honoree is in a rush to leave the program, but we just saw a similar situation with Calipari at Kentucky. The UK head coach welcomed his son’s decision to transfer in an effort to expand his role, maybe Davis welcomes his son’s decision to transfer to a blue blood program to produce at a high level under the spotlight? The relationship between both parties is there.
Scotty Pippen Jr. (Vanderbilt) – Sophomore
Son of NBA legend Scottie Pippen, Kentucky fans should be fairly familiar with the Vanderbilt standout’s situation at this point. Averaging 20.5 points per contest on 43.3% shooting overall, 36.5% from three and 81.5% from the line, Pippen is a terrific player, but plays on the worst team in the SEC. Managing four 25-plus point games and two 30-plus point games, the 6-foot-1, 170-pound guard has finished in double figures every game this season. He’s also averaging 5.2 assists, 2.9 rebounds and 1.7 steals per contest.
Interestingly enough, Pippen said earlier this season that UK was his “dream school” growing up, with Vandy head coach Jerry Stackhouse adding that he enjoyed playing on the big stage after suiting up at high school powerhouse Sierra Canyon prior to his time in college.
CJ Fredrick (Iowa)– Sophomore
(Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)
Want a sharpshooter? Look no further than former Covington Catholic star CJ Fredrick. Averaging 8.4 points per contest this season, the 6-foot-3, 195-pound guard is shooting 50.8% from three on over three attempts per game and 33-65 on the year. The Cincinnati, OH native averaged 10.2 PPG on 46.1% 3PT (over four attempts per game) in 2019-20, setting the single-season freshman record at Iowa for 3-point shooting percentage en route to All-Big Ten Freshman Team honors.
Prior to his time at Iowa, Fredrick was named the 2018 Kentucky Gatorade Player of the Year after leading Covington Catholic to a state championship and a 35-4 record as a senior, scoring 111 total points (27.8 PPG) while shooting 63 percent from the field during the state tournament. He set single-season school records for points (900), field goals made in a season (315), and 3-pointers made (107). The former in-state standout’s 23.1 scoring average as a senior is second best while his 48.4 3-point percentage ranks third best in school history.
This story was from March 1st. Why would they even think CJ would be available?
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Where does Kentucky get shooting and scoring help in 2021-22?
By Jack Pilgrim | March 1, 2021 | 10:00pm | 33
Sitting at 8-14 on the year with NCAA Tournament hopes hanging on by a conference-tournament-title-run-sized thread, it’s abundantly clear Kentucky’s 2020-21 roster is deeply rooted with issues, and it has been all season. And while the team’s struggles can’t be narrowed down to one particular issue as the sole reason for the losses – the Wildcats seem to come up with new ways to lose by the week – their inability to score has been arguably the top driving factor from the start of the season to the finish.
Now ranked No. 220 in the nation in scoring offense at 69.7 points per game, No. 235 in 3-point field goal percentage at 32.59% and No. 289 in field goal percentage at 41.47% with just two games to go in the regular season, a quick-fix offensive turnaround isn’t on the table in 2020-21. Looking ahead to the 2021-22 season, though, an emphasis on shooting and pure scoring is necessary to round out the roster.
But where will that come from?
UK already has the likes of five-star forward Daimion Collins, four-star guard Nolan Hickman and four-star forward Bryce Hopkins signed on in the class of 2021, along with West Virginia forward transfer Oscar Tshiebwe already on campus and eligible for the 2021-22 season. And looking at the current team, the only players truly anticipated to enter the NBA Draft are Brandon Boston Jr., Terrence Clarke and Isaiah Jackson, meaning some combination of Keion Brooks Jr., Jacob Toppin, Devin Askew, Dontaie Allen, Lance Ware and Cam’Ron Fletcher could all return. Even transfers Davion Mintz and Olivier Sarr both confirmed this week they are considering the possibility of coming back for a second season at Kentucky.
Development from one year to the next is always expected, but no matter who ultimately decides to return in 2021-22, that core group is undoubtedly still missing a few go-to scoring and shooting threats. And barring a change of heart from the likes of 2021 five-star guards Jaden Hardy (trending toward the professional route), Hunter Sallis (trending toward Gonzaga) and Trevor Keels (trending toward Duke), it doesn’t appear UK will be able to find those plug-and-play options at the high school level.
With the NCAA planning to pass a one-time immediate transfer rule going into next season, though, Kentucky’s options will be plentiful at the collegiate level. With that in mind, why not compile a list of potential options John Calipari and his staff may have at their disposal going into the offseason, ranging from the top shooters and scorers you’ll find in the nation?
Mind you, none of these names are are confirmed targets for UK as of yet, with most not even in the NCAA Transfer Portal at this point in time. This list is purely to show what options may be out there for Kentucky now that the one-time transfer rule is set to go into effect next season.
Let’s jump right in.
Max Abmas (Oral Roberts) – Sophomore
(Photo by Peter G. Aiken/Getty Images)
Abmas, a 6-foot-1, 165-pound guard originally out of Rockwall, TX, is the leading scorer in college basketball at 24.7 points per game. And more importantly, he’s doing it shooting 48.8% from the field, 45.5% from three (on a ridiculous seven attempts from per game, mind you) and 89.9% from the line. He’s also averaging 3.3 APG, 3.2 RPG, 1.5 SPG, 2.0 TPG.
In 2020-21, the sophomore standout has failed to cross the double-digit scoring threshold just once, finishing with 11 25+ point games, seven 30+ point games, four 35+ point games and two 40+ point games. Oral Roberts isn’t a national powerhouse by any stretch of the imagination, but he finished with 18 points at Missouri, 28 points at Wichita State, 33 points at Oklahoma State and 20 points at Oklahoma.
Kentucky is in desperate need of a professional bucket-getter, and it’s hard to do better than adding the top scorer in all of college basketball.
Antoine Davis (Detroit Mercy) – Junior
Coach Cal has mentioned Davis by name on more than one occasion during Brad Calipari’s time at Detroit Mercy, specifically noting that the junior guard’s emergence as a star was a key reason his son’s playing time took a hit this past season. And it makes sense, as the 6-foot-1, 165-pound standout is averaging 24.3 points per game on 42.5% shooting, 37.3% from three and 91.5% from the line this season.
Son of Detroit Mercy head coach Mike Davis, it’s hard to imagine the two-time First Team All-Horizon League honoree is in a rush to leave the program, but we just saw a similar situation with Calipari at Kentucky. The UK head coach welcomed his son’s decision to transfer in an effort to expand his role, maybe Davis welcomes his son’s decision to transfer to a blue blood program to produce at a high level under the spotlight? The relationship between both parties is there.
Scotty Pippen Jr. (Vanderbilt) – Sophomore
Son of NBA legend Scottie Pippen, Kentucky fans should be fairly familiar with the Vanderbilt standout’s situation at this point. Averaging 20.5 points per contest on 43.3% shooting overall, 36.5% from three and 81.5% from the line, Pippen is a terrific player, but plays on the worst team in the SEC. Managing four 25-plus point games and two 30-plus point games, the 6-foot-1, 170-pound guard has finished in double figures every game this season. He’s also averaging 5.2 assists, 2.9 rebounds and 1.7 steals per contest.
Interestingly enough, Pippen said earlier this season that UK was his “dream school” growing up, with Vandy head coach Jerry Stackhouse adding that he enjoyed playing on the big stage after suiting up at high school powerhouse Sierra Canyon prior to his time in college.
CJ Fredrick (Iowa)– Sophomore
(Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)
Want a sharpshooter? Look no further than former Covington Catholic star CJ Fredrick. Averaging 8.4 points per contest this season, the 6-foot-3, 195-pound guard is shooting 50.8% from three on over three attempts per game and 33-65 on the year. The Cincinnati, OH native averaged 10.2 PPG on 46.1% 3PT (over four attempts per game) in 2019-20, setting the single-season freshman record at Iowa for 3-point shooting percentage en route to All-Big Ten Freshman Team honors.
Prior to his time at Iowa, Fredrick was named the 2018 Kentucky Gatorade Player of the Year after leading Covington Catholic to a state championship and a 35-4 record as a senior, scoring 111 total points (27.8 PPG) while shooting 63 percent from the field during the state tournament. He set single-season school records for points (900), field goals made in a season (315), and 3-pointers made (107). The former in-state standout’s 23.1 scoring average as a senior is second best while his 48.4 3-point percentage ranks third best in school history.
Kentucky Sports Radio. I brought them up on the orig post.
Matt Jones is the creator & host of Kentucky Sports Radio. He has known for a while that there was plenty of smoke to the rumors.
Drew Franklin, by the way is also part of Kentucky Sports Radio.
How did Drew know about CJ to Kentucky for weeks????
I'm surprised that buck tooth inbred could get a date.
Antigua has a crooked past. Makes you go hmmm, how'd the Illini get Ayo and Kofi? Antigua raked the 5* in at Kentucky.
Connor held the team back all season. I said all year we had no shot at sweet 16 if Cmac gets minutes. He wouldn't play for any other team in the conference. Him playing affected our NCAA seed and the team morale. You could tell CJ quit on the team. CJ is obviously a piece of shit, but it doesn't change the fact that Connor stole minutes from our 6-9 guys. He isn't a power 5 level basketball or baseball player. Unfortunately he is like Licklighter and is going to sink the team for 7-8 years because not only does he suck the current team down he also scares away recruits. Don't think for a second that coaches aren't negatively recruiting against us that they have no shot at playing ahead of Connor. I'm not a Franny hater just saying it like it is. Not one Big Ten team would have Connor getting minutes.
No, March 1st Kentucky sports radio had the story that CJ should be a target. He didn't just wake up on march 1st and come up with CJ's name and history from Iowa. This was brewing back in February. Let the adults discuss and you just keep quiet and watch.
Or she didn't like the sh!t show one of dads was always causing and joined her bud at Iowa.
I'd love for the NCAA to actually do their effing job and get to the bottom of the tampering going on.
Either way... Good riddance CJ. If you don't want to be a hawk, then don't let to door hit you on the a$$ on the way out.
Either way... Good riddance CJ. If you don't want to be a hawk, then don't let to door hit you on the a$$ on the way out.
Between Robbins and CJF it is clear we need to avoid people with uncles. I'm being only a little facetious.
I don't have a clue, I'll pass on speculating on them.
Have the WildCals offered CJ or just contacted? There are still so many transfers out there and Cal is into very athletic and defensive players, so I wouldn't be shocked if UK didn't pull the trigger on CJ. I cant imagine CJ being more than a bench player at UK for a situational deep threat.
If I was CJ I would look look for a team where I would be a 2 year starter averaging 29 minutes a game.
Your brain is broken.
Any player! And the cheating team (head coach).
It is amazing he got a job after the three schools that received probation, had victories & titles stripped.
The NCAA should ban these coaches for years. If not permanently. They'll cheat to win. It's in their blood.
Pretty amazing he is still around. His behavior has essentially been okayed.
Which is incorrect. At least 2 of them knew he was seriously considering leaving.
I kissed that with my lack of gold. Who were the two if you are willing to answer?
