About halfway through his son’s Monday morning practice session to start off McDonald’s All-American Game week, Richard Hurt stepped away from the court for a quick phone call.
The voice on the other end was UK assistant coach Joel Justus.
Hurt’s son, Matthew, is one of the best basketball prospects in the 2019 class, and — despite recent buzz in recruiting circles that others might be at the top of his list — Kentucky is still fighting hard for his commitment.
The Cats already have a talented group of incoming forwards who, like Hurt, prefer to play on the perimeter.