High school sophomore Trae Golden had family ties to Ohio State. That made the difference in his commitment Sunday night to the Buckeyes over the schools that finished second and third in his recruiting race: Kentucky and Georgia.
Golden, a 6-1 guard from Powder Springs, Ga., might be one of the top players in the high school class of 2010. He made an unofficial visit to UK while attending an all-star camp in Georgetown, Ky.
However, his father grew up in Toledo, and earned bachelor and master’s degrees from Ohio State.
“He’s been around the university for quite some time,” Golden’s high school coach, Nick Chaykowski, said. “There’s a passion in their family for Ohio Steate. He felt, obviously, the same passion.”
Jerry Tipton of the Lexington Herald- Leader has covered Kentucky basketball since the 1981-82 season. That time includes five coaches, five Final Fours, four athletic directors, two interim athletic directors and many memories. Before coming to Lexington, Tipton worked eight years for the Huntington (W.Va.) Herald-Dispatch. He covered Marshall’s basketball team for two seasons before coming to the Herald-Leader.
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