I have had the opportunity to watch some of the Freshmen camp down at Memorial and I have been impressed with some of these players. There is some really good size and some great athleticism. While they play is not always smooth and there are some players who are greatly over matched it is a great chance to see some of the 2013 class. There were some players that really stood out to me, but two that seemed to stand out more than the others. Rodney Purvis from North Carolina and Jordan Swopshire the brother of Louisville signee Jared Swopshire (who is likely to be a player that UK fans will not like). There are plenty of other talents at this camp.

Lately the conversation has come up several times about the difference of high basketball 10 or 20 years ago to now. Some have said that in Kentucky it is not nearly as good but in other parts of the country the talent is much better. There have also been comments about how these kids are living in a much different world because they have handlers, AAU coaches and many more distractions. I agree with some of these comments but most of all I think top to bottom these kids are more athletic and stronger than in the past. The number of kids that have more athleticism now far exceeds that of the kids back in the 1990’s. Growing up playing against some pretty good ball players in the state of Kentucky I can personally say what there is a difference. While there were players like Charles Thomas (whose career was unfortunately cut short), Vince Bingham, Darnell Burton, Barry Bowman, Nimbo Hammonds and many others the overall number of talent was not the same. Even attending Five Star Basketball camp it is very apparent that the level of play is different from a numbers standpoint. I know I have left out some great players from Kentucky in the past but those are just off the top of my mind.

Please comment on who your favorite Kentucky high school basketball players from the 1990’s were.