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Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 07-07-2021, 06:37 PM:

Now that Kofi Cockburn has withdrawn from the NBA Draft, it sounds like a decision on where he’ll play this fall will happen fairly quickly.

In an interview with ESPN’s Jonathan Givony, Cockburn said he wants to have a decision made soon and could start taking visits to other schools, though none have been scheduled as of Tuesday afternoon.

In terms of interest in Kentucky, Cockburn called the school a “serious option” and cited Orlando Antigua as a major reason the All-American is transferring.

“He’s the reason I went to Illinois,” Cockburn said of Antigua. “When he left along with Chin Coleman, I decided to go in the portal to leave my options open.

Kentucky? It’s a serious option. Antigua is my guy. I’m going to consider them, but there a lot of schools. I wasn’t really focused on that while I was in the NBA Draft. Now I can take my time and evaluate it better.”

While Cockburn has yet to officially leave Illinois, ESPN has already tabbed him No. 1 in their transfer rankings for the 2021-22 college basketball season. Kentucky already has ninth-ranked transfer Oscar Tshiebwe, and the addition of Cockburn could make this one of the best frontcourts in America.

Additionally, Rivals’ Doug Bucshon reports that the LSU Tigers are a possible suitor but that this is still expected to be a Kentucky - Illinois battle.

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