UK Coach Billy Gillispie acknowledged the possibility that sophomore guard Derrick Japser might transfer.
“He’s a little homesick,” Gillispie said at a Thursday news conference.
Gillispie noted how much UK wanted Jasper to return next seaason. “He’ll be an all-SEC type player next year,” the UK coach said.
Kentucky is trying to convince Jasper to stay. Gillispie declined to say what points he’d made to try to persuade Jasper to stay. “That’s personal stuff,” the UK coach said.
Gillispie suggested that Jasper’s homesickness isn’t anything unusual. UK’s high-profile program made it more of a public issue, he said.
Gillispie said he was not sure if Jasper will stay or leave.
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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