Not 24 hours since 2015 forward Shaun Kirk committed to NC State, news has emerged that the three-star prospect is considering an offer from Kentucky. Kirk verbaled to NCSU during a visit on Monday, only to get home and discover that John Calipari wanted to talk.
Kirk's high school coach, Jerry Singletary, was very frank when discussing the development:
"You say the grass ain't always greener on the other side, but could it be?" Singletary said. "I think he's very interested in what Kentucky has going on out there. He's just overwhelmed a little bit, because when you talk to a person like Calipari on the phone, he was like, ‘Wow, Coach, I didn't know this could happen.