Dakotah Euton

[Captain Kangaroo]

Down in Lexington this past weekend an easy conversation-starter was former UK recruit Dakotah Euton ending up at Akron.

Their basketball fans are as well-versed about their program as they can possibly be, and everyone I spoke to knew of Dakotah. People who attended his AAU games, and who saw him play in high school, all thought he was a pretty talented player. Good shooting skills and footwork.

Not much to add beyond that. I just thought it was interesting that no one said "He was fat...slow...unskilled...not an SEC talent..."etc. A lot of Kentucky fans wanted to see what he could have done in a Kentucky uniform.

Now Billie Gillespie? They hated that dude.

[Quickzips]

Interesting perspective. I'm looking forward to seeing Dakotah in action out there. His scouting report definitley shows a player who can help us out a lot over the next 4 (5?) years. He may not have the highest ceiling of our incoming prospects, but having a big guy who can stretch the floor and knock down 3's is a huge asset. Combined with some tenacious rebounding you've got a guy who has the look of a key piece for us down the road. That said, we are really, REALLY deep at the forward spots in the coming years. Dakotah, along with the rest of our forwards, is going to have to bust his tail for playing time. I'm also curious to see if there may be plans to get him some backup minutes at C behind Zeke.