Brandon knight

Brandon Knight listed the five schools he was considering on ESPNU and then, to the surprise of virtually no one, pulled a blue hat out of his bag and made his announcement.
“The place where I plan to my college basketball is at the University of Kentucky,” Knight said.
“I felt it was a place that had great players, a great environment and just a place where I can elevate my game, with great coaches and great pieces around me already,” the 6-foot-3 Knight said.
The 6-foot-3, 185-pound Knight also considered UConn, Florida, Syracuse and Kansas, although Florida recently pulled out of the Sweepstakes.
Knight had yet to send his Letter of Intent to Kentucky as of his announcement, so Wildcats coach John Calipari couldn’t comment on him specifically.
“Let me first of all congratulate the Pine Crest school and coach [Dave] Beckerman for the job they’ve done there with all those kids and that program is really unbelievable,” Calipari told ESPNU.
The No. 1 player in the Class of 2010 according to Rivals, Knight led Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) Pine Crest to a Class 3A championship and averaged 31.9 points, 8.6 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.5 steals. He won back-to-back Gatorade National Player of the Year awards.
He also holds a 4.3 GPA.
Knight follows DaJuan Wagner, Derrick Rose, Tyreke Evans and John Wall in the lineage of elite guards to commit to Calipari.
“I think a lot of players are enticed by Coach Cal and his ability with point guards, just because of the things that he’s done with previous players,” Knight said. “He has helped them to nurture their talents and get better, so I think that’s what entices a lot of players about that situation.”
Elite guards Cory Joseph, Josh Selby and Doron Lamb are still on the board, with Selby and Lamb expected to announce Saturday at the Jordan Brand Classic here in New York.
Knight said he would try and “recruit” additional players to join him in Lexington.
“There’s a lot of great players out there still, Josh Selby’s a great player, C.J. Leslie, Terrence Jones, Cory Joseph, a lot of great players. So whoever wants to come, I’m going to try to get them to come here,” Knight said.