KSR Today: Kentucky on the verge of adding Jordan Burks

The Kentucky basketball roster is in desperate need of players. They could add one today when Jordan Burks announces his commitment at Noon EST on Paper Route with I Am Athlete.

Burks, a 6-foot-9 swingman from Decatur, Alabama, is a former Ole Miss commitment that starred in the first season of Overtime Elite. Playing for Hillcrest Prep, he led OTE in scoring with 27.1 points per game on 46.7% shooting, 26.7% from three and 67% at the line. He also tallied 7.5 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.4 steals per contest.

Despite the production, Jordan Burks is just a three-star prospect, ranked as the No. 172 player in the country according to the On3 Industry Ranking. It’s difficult to discern what he could bring to the table if he joins the team this upcoming season, but it’s abundantly clear the Cats will take all the help they can get to add reinforcements to the incomplete roster.

Another OTE Prospect Coming to Lexington

First it was Rob Dillingham. Jordan Burks may be next. Now another OTE talent is considering a move to Kentucky. Jack Pilgrim reports four-star 2024 center Somto Cyril will begin a visit to Lexington this Thursday. The 6-foot-10 post player is a candidate to reclassify. While college basketball gets older, John Calipari appears to be content riding with freshmen.

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HUGE Game 3 for former Kentucky Wildcats

Bam Adebayo has been terrific in the NBA Finals, helping the Heat even the series 1-1 with a masterful performance in game two. The same cannot be said about Jamal Murray. After averaging 35 points on 52/46/93% splits in the Western Conference Finals, he’s struggled from three against the Heat, making just 5-of-15 from downtown. Murray showed life in the fourth quarter, providing some redemption, but the Nuggets need more in Miami.

Adebayo is averaging 23.5 points, 11 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game, all while shooting 53.8% from the floor and guarding Nikola Jokic for 40 minutes per game. It’s unlikely he’ll get any aid from Tyler Herro when game three tips-off tonight at 8:30 pm EST on ABC.

Kentucky Football is Back to Work

During this time of the year, the attention from most football fans is on recruiting. Yesterday Cutter Boley tossed the pigskin around while the Wildcats hosted a few big-name official visitors, most notably Ohio State RB commit Sam Williams-Dixon. When campers weren’t on the field, current players were putting in work. The grind begins at 7:15 am as Mark Stoops’ team gets in playing shape for a grueling 2023 campaign.

Hard work and dedication! pic.twitter.com/gRZJM5TjdW

— Kentucky Football (@UKFootball) June 6, 2023

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Kentucky in the Track and Field National Championships

The NCAA Championships begin tonight and the Kentucky Wildcats will be well represented in Austin, Texas. Nineteen men and women will be rocking Kentucky blue, headlined by Masai Russell, the world class hurdler who is on The Bowerman Watch List as one of the top female track and field athletes in the NCAA. She is racing in four events, beginning on Thursday. You can find a schedule and more information on UK in the NCAA Championships right here.

Women

• Shadajah Ballard – 4×100 
• Yasmin Brooks – 4×400 
• Anthaya Charlton – 100m, 4×100 
• Karimah Davis – 200m, 4×100, 4×400 
• Tamiia Fuller – 4×100, 4×400 
• Dajour Miles – 4×400 
• Megan Moss – 4×400 
• Victoria Perrow – 4×100 
• Masai Russell – 100H, 400H, 4×100, 4×400

Men

• Keaton Daniel – Pole Vault 
• Brian Faust – 400m, 4×400 
• Wayne Lawrence Jr. – 400m, 4×400 
• Kennedy Lightner – 200m, 4×400 
• Brandon Miller – 4×400 
• Brandon Nyandoro – 4×400 
• Josh Sobota – Shot Put 
• Robbie Springfield – Long Jump 
• Justin Swann – 4×400 
• Jordan Turner – Long Jump

Hump Day History Lesson

The most popular song in the English language originated in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, thanks to the Hill Sisters, Mildred and Patty. Originally known as “Good Morning to All,” the song was a nursery rhyme sung at the Louisville Experimental Kindergarten School in 1893. Patty’s slight lyric change to Mildred’s music in the early 20th century made “Happy Birthday to You” a phenomenon. The two are permanently honored on Kenwood Hill in South Louisville at the Little Loomhouse, the site where that tune was originally created more than 125 years ago.