The state's top basketball recruit for 2017 came away impressed after his official visit to Alabama this past weekend.
Mae Jemison senior guard/forward John Petty toured the campus and met with second-year Crimson Tide coach Avery Johnson.
"He just basically laid it all out on the line," said Petty, the reigning Alabama Mr. Basketball. "He said what he was expecting to overcome as a program. He told me how he's going to build it.
I'm hearing the same. We attend the same barbershop and he frequent there a lot.For what it's worth, I live in Huntsville, and I'm hearing good things about Bama and Petty.
Wouldn't shock me to hear that, and ain't if funny that we say this about UK basketball, when every other team tells recruits the same thing about us when it comes to football LOL!!! I haven't heard anything lately, but what I have heard is that it's down to Bama and UK, and we have taken a slight lead. TIFWIW.I am sure there are people on here who have more info than I do, but I heard he tried to commit to UK, but they told him to hold off. Apparently he is lower on their board, and they want to wait and see who they get.
I know UK has been a one and done factory, but those kids came to UK NBA ready. Cal didn't really develop them. If your are NBA ready, the NBA will find you regardless of where you play your college ball. Coach Johnson will develop you as a player and person and he could be part of something special, where at UK he'll be just another player. He could very easily be buried on the bench and get very few minutes. At Bama, he'll could be the focal point.
.Wouldn't shock me to hear that, and ain't if funny that we say this about UK basketball, when every other team tells recruits the same thing about us when it comes to football LOL!!! I haven't heard anything lately, but what I have heard is that it's down to Bama and UK, and we have taken a slight lead. TIFWIW.
I did see where he is taking an official visit there before he announces so who knows at this point? I still feel really good about Bama thoughThere are way too many rumors and speculation out there in this town regarding JP and I keep hearing same thing. It seem like a good new, but I wouldn't hold my breath on it until I see it for myself. I don't know if the rumor about KY not wanting Petty to announce in November and wanted him to hold it off played any role in this. We'll have to wait and see.