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Topic: Could KK Tandy be UK's next home grown star
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catmandoo
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posted 03-02-2018 12:34 PM
It’s only fitting that KyKy Tandy, the Commonwealth’s No. 2 prospect in the 2019 class, has the state abbreviation — times two — as his nickname. But it’s still a question whether Tandy will be the next in-state signee Kentucky fans can call their own.
Tandy scored 34 points Thursday night as his University Heights Academy team beat Hopkins County Central 104-74 in the 2nd region of the Kentucky high school playoffs. The performance came less than a week after Tandy’s unofficial visit to Kentucky.
But the 6-foot-1, 160-pound shooting guard from Hopkinsville hasn’t yet received an offer from John Calipari.
“When I went up there I knew they had interest in me,” Tandy told SEC Country on Thursday. “But they weren’t recruiting me that hard at first. So, I feel like they got more interest in me then. We’ll just go from there.”
Tandy said he went to a game at Rupp Arena last season, but not on any sort of visit. Saturday was different.
“It was a great experience,” Tandy said. “I was shocked. Like their locker room and stuff is crazy. It was a great facility. I don’t think any college got that.”
Dekeyvan Tandy started going by “KyKy” (pronounced “key-key”) when he was little. People wanted him to have a nickname, he said. But now he has to correct people who can’t even pronounce the nickname.
It might not be a problem for long.
Tandy’s name is not only gaining traction in the state, but also nationally. He’s the 150th-ranked prospect in the 2019 class, according to the 247Sports composite. He has scholarship offers from Florida, Tennessee, Cincinnati, Oklahoma, Western Kentucky and New Mexico State.
“I don’t think that necessarily triggers [Kentucky] to do anything, but I think his recent success and the buzz around the state of just how good of a player he could potentially be — and offensively already is — probably got them a little more interested,” University Heights coach Grant Shouse said.
Tandy is averaging 30.6 points per game on 61 percent shooting. He’s drilled 45 percent of his 3s.
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Tiptree
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posted 03-02-2018 03:46 PM
Home-grown boy who can shoot? Heck yeah, give him a chance, Cal! He can't be any worse than Brad. ![[Eek!]](eek.gif)
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catmandoo
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posted 03-07-2018 12:35 PM
He is home grown and a shooter. We need shooters and would bet Cal will go after him., 45% from the 3 point line says a lot.
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