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8th Grader Signs With Billy Gillispie
8th Grader Signs With Billy Gillispie
So much for holding onto your Letter of Intent as long as possible. A 6′4 8th grader will not have to tour various college campuses, because at the moment, he is committed to playing basketball at Kentucky when he graduates high school.
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Billy Gillispie offers eighth-grader scholarship, lifetime of regret
The Dagger — ... It is with that perspective that I present to you a genuine, real-deal sign our world is collapsing before our very eyes: Eighth-grader Michael Avery -- who, I might mention, IS IN EIGHTH GRADE -- has accepted a scholarship from Billy Gillispie and the Kentucky basketball program. Eighth grade, man. Eighth. Grade. Not a junior in high school. Not a sophomore. We're talking 'bout ... eighth grade. We're not talking about a senior. We talkin' bout eighth grade. ...

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