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Posted by Green-Bean (Member # 13551) on 09-16-2014, 12:22 AM:

from Louisville per Jerry Meyer twitter. that didn't last long.

Posted by Gunny (Member # 2869) on 09-16-2014, 06:02 AM:

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/eye-on-college-basketball/24711395/five-star-guard-antonio-blakeney-decommits-from-louisville

Posted by Bama Cat (Member # 153) on 09-16-2014, 10:26 AM:

Don't count Florida out either.

Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 09-16-2014, 11:51 AM:

This article says it's a shoe related problem. Basketball recruiting sure has a lot of in's and out's.

Blakeney's explanation for his decommitment was that he made an impulse decision selecting Louisville before visiting other programs, and he wants to be sure it's the right school for him. Jerry Meyer of 247Sports reported that Blakeney was under pressure from folks at Nike to at least look into other schools because the 6-foot-4 shooting guard plays for the Nike-affiliated AAU team Each One Teach One, and Louisville is one of adidas' flagship schools.

"I don't play up shoe company angle in basketball recruiting but decommitment of Antonio Blakeney from Louisville is shoe company related," Meyer tweeted. "Nike infrastructure [and] those part of [and] affiliated helped Antonio Blakeney get where he is. Considered rash to commit after visiting one school."

It's unclear which schools Blakeney will now visit, but it's a safe bet many of the programs originally involved in his recruitment will resurface as contenders. LSU, Missouri, Kentucky and Oregon — all Nike programs — are expected to be among the schools Blakeney considers.

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Posted by Green-Bean (Member # 13551) on 09-16-2014, 01:07 PM:

players don't commit to schools anymore for the love of the school, its for the love of money, I would not fool with him if I was cal. let him go on somewhere else.

Posted by SCWC (Member # 2464) on 09-16-2014, 02:58 PM:

I agree Green-Bean, does not sound like a kid I would want at UK.