Stan Simpson soon to be a Cat?

Former University of Illinois 3-star recruit Stan Simpson is tearing it up at John A. Logan junior college and apparently the Cats have shown interest. Kenny Payne attended his game last Thursday with the 6'10" 240lb big man scoring 16 points. There is currently no offer on the table and Cal hasn't seen him yet, but with all of the remaining controversy over UK's depth at the center position next year Simpson would be a big body.

His current coach said he's a "back to the basket kind of guy" and that "he definitely wants to go somewhere where he will play." He has averaged 14pts and 8 rebs this year for the junior college. He is one of the few remaining big men of the 2011 class that could play for a D-1 school.

With Davis and Wiltjer holding down the PF position and Vargas as our only true center, maybe we need Simpson? UK has shown interest for weeks now and Simpson said he is going to see how his season goes and also how UK's season plays out. He won't take any visits to schools until after the final four. Others such as Memphis, Cincinnati, Tennessee, and Gonzaga have all offered him.

There is always interesting stuff going on in the world of Kentucky basketball recruiting.