February 13, 2021
Auburn’s Sharife Cooper is one of the league’s best scorers and he does a lot of that scoring at the foul line where he leads the entire country in both makes and attempts. Cooper gets over eight of his 20.2 points per game via the charity stripe on an NCAA-best 9.4 shot attempts from the…
January 15, 2021
Getting a win at Auburn was already going to be a challenge for this team, but now that Sharife Cooper is eligible, well, Kentucky’s backcourt really needs to step it up. Cooper is averaging 27 points, 4.5 rebounds, 10.5 assists and 2.5 steals in his first two games, and as someone who recruited him, John…
January 14, 2021
Don’t look now, but Kentucky’s next opponent looks way more dangerous than we initially thought. Auburn beat Georgia 95-77 last night to get its first SEC win of the season, and it came in large part thanks to Sharife Cooper, the five-star guard who was ruled eligible 90 minutes before the Tigers’ game vs. Alabama…
September 28, 2019
In news that should come as a shock to no one, 2020 five-star point guard Sharife Cooper has committed to the Auburn Tigers. On Friday evening, the 5-foot-11, 160-pound prospect out of Marietta, GA chose the Tigers over offers from Georgia, Tennessee, Florida, Texas A&M, and Vanderbilt, among other schools. WAR EAGLLLEEEE BABYYYY! LESSSS GOOOOOOO…
July 28, 2019
The first 2020 commitment for John Calipari came last night with Brandon Boston Jr, or “BJ”, for short. The long and lanky shooting guard is a top-10 player in the 2020 class and a scoring machine. If you want to learn more about the first 2020 player to commit to the Wildcats, here are five…
May 17, 2019
This past weekend, I had the pleasure of embarking onto my first trip as a media member at the Nike EYBL. Session I took place in Atlanta back in April and you might recall some of the great work Jack Pilgrim did when he was down there. Session II was in Indianapolis, which is the…
May 11, 2019
John Calipari and the Kentucky coaching staff have been working hard to stabilize the future of their favorite position – the point guard. The target they’re currently locked in on? 2020 point guard Sharife Cooper. Cooper is participating in the Nike EYBL in Indianapolis this weekend and I got a chance to meet up with…
April 28, 2019
If there is one position John Calipari has been particularly selective about over the course of his coaching career, it’s who he recruits at point guard. In the class of 2020, Calipari only has two offers out for true point guards in consensus top-25 prospects Sharife Cooper and Jeremy Roach. For Roach, we’re still early…
April 24, 2019
While John Calipari is putting the finishing touches on his roster for the 2019-20 season, the Kentucky head coach is ready to go all-in on the next crop of talent for his 2020 recruiting class. Yesterday, Corey Evans of Rivals.com reported that Calipari would be in to see 2020 five-star combo guard RJ Hampton. Kentucky’s…