Coach Stoops and all those guys have really invested time in the area and made it a priority,” said Buck Fitzgerald, the president of
National Playmakers Academy, a Nashville-based gym where Brown and the Wade twins trained. “People feel like it’s a priority. They’re present. They’re recruiting multiple guys in that area. And they play a high level of ball. They’re winning nine and 10 games.
“Guys my age, sometimes we look at things and look at the old blue bloods and say why doesn’t a kid go here? These kids, they have a different perspective. Different teams are relevant, different schools are relevant in their lifetime, so now Kentucky is cool. It’s hip, it’s fun, the fan base is amazing. And it’s right close to home where their family can see them play big-time Southeastern Conference football. They’re
successful and guys are going to the league, so they’re checking every box.”
Buck on Kentucky

