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Topic: Devin Askew says he won’t be UK's next West Coast transfer
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catmandoo
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posted 04-01-2020 04:51 PM
The Kentucky Wildcats under coach Cal haven’t had a very good track record when it comes to keeping West Coast kids in Lexington.
On Friday, Johnny Juzang officially announced he would be entering the transfer portal. He joins Kyle Wiltjer (2013), Marcus Lee (2016), and Jemarl Baker (2019) in the group of West Coast kids leaving Lexington during the Calipari era.
Terrence Jones is the only recruit that coach Cal has had from the West Coast that decided not to transfer from the program, staying two seasons before leaving for the NBA Draft.
Looking ahead to the 2020 recruiting class, Kentucky is bringing in yet another guard from the West Coast in five-star point guard Devin Askew who is from Santa Ana (CA).
It is hard to look at the history of West Coast kids in Lexington and wonder if Askew will be the next to transfer out.
However, in an exclusive interview with Kentucky Sports Radio, Askew noted that he is “different” than the other recruits.
“I’m different. I’m way different,” the Kentucky signee said. “I live on the West Coast, but I don’t play like a West Coast player at all. Nope. I play like an East Coast kid. I like to be physical, that’s just my game.”
Askew understands that those players were just doing what was best for them, but he continues that he is just “different”.
“Even though those are all great players, all the players you named are great players and they all had fun while they were at Kentucky, they just wanted to do something that was better for them. But I’m different.”
Knowing that West Coast players tend to struggle at Kentucky and then transfer out, Askew’s father agreed that his son is “different”. He went on to say that they are not worried about who has went to Kentucky from the West Coast and then decided to transfer.
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Bama Cat
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posted 04-01-2020 09:53 PM
If you watch his video you can see that Askew is a more comfortable player on the floor than any of the 3 who transferred. Wiltjer, Lee, and Baker did not arrive at UK as a polished ball handler like Askew. Juzang did not come in ready to perform at this level and I think he understood that UK doesn't slow down in their recruiting each year and if you don't show enough your first year someone else will be recruited who may just push you down the food chain. Juzang could have improved enough next year to warrant more PT but he decided not to wait and try it someplace else where the competition may not be as heavy. I expect for Askew to be in the mold of other PG's at UK.
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