If it weren’t for Rick Pitino, Jesus Shuttlesworth would have been a Kentucky Wildcat.
In his autobiography ‘From the Outside: My Journey Through Life and the Game I Love’ released back in March, NBA shooting legend Ray Allen said his college decision came down to Kentucky and Connecticut, but one final visit to Lexington during Big Blue Madness sealed the fate of the Cats… in the wrong direction.
Why? Because Pitino wouldn’t even talk to the future NBA all-time leader in three-point field goals.
On the visit, Kentucky legend Jamal Mashburn took Allen and his roommate Derron Sheffer out to lunch at a restaurant owned by Pitino.