Wide eyes and words of astonishment are the response when Daimion Collins' name comes up in Kentucky basketball circles these days.
“He surprises me every day in practice,” fellow UK freshman Bryce Hopkins said at the team's Media Day last week. “You penetrate, drive and throw up a lob, and he'll put his head at the top of the rim and dunk the ball. It's crazy to see. His putback dunks and stuff like that — it's crazy.”
It's not just those new to college basketball who are in awe of Collins' abilities.
“It's rare,” sixth-year college player Davion Mintz said of the 6-foot-9 freshman's talent. “That guy can touch the top of the backboard. Like, literally.”
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.