Where are Tubby Smith's Players Now? Part 1 of 5 (1997 and 1998)

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On3 image — PHILADELPHIA - MARCH 19: Head coach Tubby Smith of the Kentucky Wildcats shouts instructions during the game against the Connecticut Huskies for the Second Round of the 2006 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament on March 19, 2006 at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

Even with the opening of SEC play occurring before December 31st, I am most looking forward to Tubby Smith’s return to Rupp Arena on New Year’s Eve. And I thought it would be a good time to look back on his impact on the program, namely the players he brought into the program. I tried my absolute best to find out where some of these guys currently reside and what jobs they hold. Some were easy, some were more difficult.

Today’s first edition focuses on the first 2 classes of the Tubby Smith era, the high school classes of 1997 and 1998.

Saul Smith (Class of 1997)

*Played at UK from 1997 to 2001 (graduated in ’01 with degree in economics)
*Career Points: 730 (104th all-time)
*Career Assists: 364 (11th all-time)
*Played 2 seasons in the NBDL with Columbus
*Post-basketball career: Had assistant coaching stints at Tennessee Tech, Minnesota, and Memphis from 2004 to 2018. His current whereabouts I was unable to determine.

Michael Bradley (Class of 1997)

*Played at UK from 1997 to 1999 (transferred to Villanova)
*Career Points: 442 (178th all-time)
*Pro Career: 5 NBA seasons with 5 teams, also played in Spain, Germany, and Lithuania until 2008
*Post-Playing Career: Helped create the Michael Bradley Family Foundation, coached high school basketball in Ohio, won a state championship in 2012
*Current Status: Lives in Costa Rica with wife and 3 daughters (recent article here)

Myron Anthony (Class of 1997)

*Played at UK from 1997 to 1999 (transferred to TCU)
*Played in 34 career games, scoring 75 total points (career high: 7)
*Current whereabouts unknown

Ryan Hogan (Class of 1997)

*Played at UK from 1997 to 1999 (transferred to Iowa)
*Career Points: 152 (300th in UK history)
*No professional basketball career
*Post-Basketball Career: Worked in marketing and sales and then became a financial advisor in 2006, Currently works for SS&C Technologies in Kansas City.

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Tayshaun Prince (Class of 1998)

*Played at UK from 1998 to 2002 (graduated in ’02 with degree in sociology)
*Career Points: 1775 (8th all-time)
*Career Rebounds: 759 (19th all-time)
*Career Assists: 255 (34th all-time)
*Career Blocks: 142 (11th all-time)
*2001 SEC Player of the Year
*Pro Career: 14 NBA seasons with 4 teams, 2004 NBA Champion, 2008 Team USA Gold Medal Winner
*Post-Basketball Career: Current Vice President of Basketball Affairs for the Memphis Grizzlies

Jules Camara (Class of 1998)

*Played at UK from 1998 to 2003 (redshirted in 2000-01 season)
*Career Points: 809 (87th all-time)
*Career Rebounds: 516 (51st all-time)
*Career Blocks: 155 (8th all-time)
*Pro Career: Best I can find, he played 1 season in France on 2 teams
*Current whereabouts unknown

Desmond Allison (Class of 1998)

*Played at UK from 1998-2000 (transferred to Martin Methodist College)
*Career Points: 412 (186th all-time)
*No professional basketball career
*Played wide receiver at the University of South Dakota at the age of 25
*Murdered in July 2011 in Columbus, Ohio

JP Blevins (Class of 1998)

*Played at UK from 1998-2002
*Career Points: 285 (240th all-time)
*No Professional basketball career
*Post-basketball career: Moved to Wilmington, North Carolina in 2004 to become a loan officer (website here)