UK, DeAndre Daniels. DeAndre Daniels, UK. Maybe.

Ok, big news on the Kentucky basketball front. Apparently DeAndre Daniels is reclassifying and considering playing basketball for this year and the team he might be playing for is...you guessed it, the Wildcats.

Who is this DeAndre Daniels? Glad you asked:

According to Rivals.com, Daniels is a 6'8 small forward from California. He is listed as a 5 star recruit and is the number 10 player in the 2011 class. Yes, the same class with Gilchrist and Teague (sorry Louisville fans but his commitment to UK never gets old). He had originally committed to Texas but decommitted August 18 and UK was then thought to be the front runner. The schools that he has interest in are Kentucky, Kansas, Memphis and Tennessee.

What does this "reclassifying" mean?
Apparently Daniels was originally slated to be a 2010 guy, then reclassified to be a 2011 guy, and is now reclassifying to be a 2010 guy again. What does all this mean? From what I can gather as long as he has the credit hours that a high school requires him to have then they will give him a diploma and he will be eligible to join a college team and take classes. My estimation is that he has the hours and wants to play college ball.

WTF?
Yeah I know, right. It all sounds very confusing and very shady. As is all college athletics. This could all blow over and he may stay at high school and take shop, home ec, and acting class.

What about the current players and how would they feel about this?

Honestly, I am all for more talent on the team. I doubt Mr. Daniels gets an automatic starting spot. It seems to me that Miller has the small forward position sewn up and Liggins will be the shooting guard. One could move Miller to shooting guard and put Liggins on the bench but I would hate to see that. I feel Liggins has earned it and I doubt VERY seriously that Cal would do that.

Prediction?
I honestly cannot call this one. There is very little information out there and this is one that we all will have to wait and see what will happen.

Wow, being a Kentucky fan is exciting!

No kidding.

Update: High School recruit wizard Evan Daniels just tweeted that there is big news coming on Daniels. Prepare for the shock wave BBN.