Rick Pitino all year had received commitments from three recruits: Justin Coleman, Russell Smith, along with Elisha Justice. Each of these recruits can come in and change the perspective of this program. Pitino, known as a good recruiter, thought he had a big steal by acquiring Justice as a walk-on player, rather than a scholarship player.
Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter's Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.