John Calipari, Arkanas land commitment from 5-star wing formerly pledged to Kentucky
John Calipari has flipped a 5-star prospect from his former team.
Karter Knox committed to Kentucky back on March 9. With Calipari leaving Kentucky to become the head coach at Arkansas, Knox has decided to play college ball in Fayetteville.
Knox, rated 5-stars and the No. 22 prospect overall for 2024 on the 247Sports Composite, took to social media to announce his pledge to the Razorbacks. Knox also mentioned Kenny Payne, who has joined Cal’s Arkansas staff as an assistant, in his decision to commit to the Hogs.
“The last two weeks, I’ve spent time with my family to figure out my next steps,” Knox wrote in a posted note.
“I’ve decided to commit to the University of Arkansas and play for Coach Calipari.“Throughout my whole recruiting process, Coach Cal always said he wants to make me a pro, and I trust that he will do that for me at Arkansas. I also have a great relationship with KP, so getting to play for two coaches I admire is a dream come true. I’m looking forward to getting there, getting to work and bringing a championship to Fayetteville.”
Knox was a Kentucky legacy commitment. His older brother Kevin Knox Jr. played for Calipari at Kentucky. Kevin, though, also played for Payne with the New York Knicks.
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Calipari turning to familiar faces to build 2024 roster
Calipari is less than two weeks into being the Arkansas head coach. It’s no surprise that Calipari is turning to familiar faces to build his first Razorback roster.
Calipari’s first Arkansas commitment came via the transfer portal. A week ago, Zvonimir “Big Z” Ivisic announced on social media that he will be following Cal to Fayetteville.
Knox gives Arkansas two commitments – one incoming freshman and one transfer. Calipari, with the help of Payne and the rest of his staff, figures to be busy over the next few weeks assembling the rest of the roster.
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well, this was one example where calipari was in fact the bigger draw than uk
Knox was very close to going to Louisville with Kenny Payne.. then chose the Cats. Now KP is with Cal – this was always happening.
Arkanas?
Karter Knox is literally a 4 star on every rankings list.. but headlines make clicks
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I can’t post a comment without an add loading and my comment to be posted, erased. You’re losing your website Conner. You had a good thing going up until a year or so ago with whatever transition y’all tried to make. I hope you don’t lose it over greed. There were faulty, but decent writers for all sports not long ago.
Y’all are welcome to him and all the other mercenaries to come
Thank you for driving him away, enjoy Mormon Chad Morris, his magical underwear and his 3 star mids.
What are you talking about? Are you a Hog fan? People outside of the state of KY are SO clueless about what happened here.
It’s pretty obvious Arkansas is glad to take him. Mercenaries is what Musselman lived on and it caught up to him when other coaches did the same exposing his real coaching abilities. Look, with “mercenaries”, Arkansas finished with a losing record 16-17 and didn’t make the tournament. Kentucky finished with 23 wins and 13 wins in conference, exactly the total wins for Arkansas over the last TWO seasons. So yeah, if you’re that sure that Pope is your man, then both schools should be happy.
Welcome to the Pros! That is what college basketball is now. Who pays the most is who will get the kid period. It’s all about money period
SDS needs to update their article, Boogie Fland and Billy Richmond III have signed with Cal & the Hogs since then.
You are confusing SDS with a news site…