For the second time in six days UK landed a commitment from a wing target. This time is was Chicago native and Roselle Catholic (N.J.) star Kahlil Whitney. He picked UK over Illinois, Georgetown and Oregon on Wednesday. The decision wasn’t surprising but the same can’t be said about the timing. However, Kahlil Whitney’s mother, Chanel Tillmon, discusses how this recruitment was over once UK offered her son.
KSR: What was your reaction when he committed to Kentucky?
Chanel Tillmon: Kahlil has always talked about Kentucky, even in seventh and eighth grade. There was just something about Kentucky basketball that he loved.