Let Me Ride

With point guard IMMANUEL QUICKLEY on his way to Lexington next year, John Calipari has a stud ballhandler to drive the Wildcats toward another deep NCAA Tournament run.

- Immanuel Quickley

“I’m giving you the keys to the Maserati, man. Please tell me you can drive this car.”

That was the quote John Calipari gave us this past summer when asked to describe the recruiting pitch to potential University of Kentucky point guards. While they may not be the exact words he uses when handing out scholarship offers to the nation’s top recruits, the point is clear. Coming to Lexington as a highly touted PG means you’re in for the ride of your life, and that you understand you’ll be expected to move at a different pace than anyone else on the road.

Enter Immanuel Quickley, a top-15 national prospect that has already given a pledge to the Wildcats. The 6-3 senior out of Havre de Grace, Maryland, will be arriving on campus next fall following in the footsteps of John Wall, Devin Booker, Tyler Ulis, Jamal Murray, De’Aaron Fox and Malik Monk as the next five-star guard to join Big Blue Nation and hoop under Coach Cal.