John Calipari’s next point guard was relatively unheard of by the Big Blue Nation until about a month before he signed with the Wildcats on May 12. A late riser that jumped up to No. 11 in Rivals’ national recruiting rankings, Chin Coleman’s relationship with Washington began almost a year ago.
“I basically recruited TyTy three times in one year. I recruited him twice at Illinois and once at the University of Kentucky. We joked that the third time’s a charm,” the UK assistant coach said on Monday morning’s Kentucky Roll Call.
“He’s a really good player.