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What recruits could Kentucky basketball pursue after Matt Haarms picked BYU?

The Courier Journal's Dominique Yates and Jon Hale talk about Kentucky big man Nick Richards and how his improvement helped his potential NBA career. Louisville Courier Journal

LEXINGTON — John Calipari search for another big man for his 2019-20 roster goes on.

Purdue graduate transfer Matt Haarms committed to BYU on Thursday over Kentucky and Texas Tech.

The 7-foot-3 forward averaged 8.6 points and 4.6 rebounds in 20.5 minutes per game at Purdue. Haarms ranks fourth on Purdue's career shot blocks list with 210.

While Haarms was not a dominant post presence at Purdue, he would have been a much-needed addition to a Kentucky program needing to replace eight of the nine players who scored a point last season.