... in 1972, one of Rick Pitino's first recruits, Carlos Toomer, was born. So why do I have a picture of new recruit Daniel Orton? Because on this date in 2008, the man shown above was at the Lebron James Skills Academy. Not a huge bit of news, except for a small nugget that happened at the event. Jody Demling (Courier-Journal) was taking in the action and got a chance to speak to a few stars. After he got gone speaking with Daniel Orton, he stopped to ask John Wall about his recruitment. Here was his report:•North Carolina guard John Wall, the No. 1 recruit in the '09 class by Rivals.com, mentioned Oklahoma State, Oregon, Kansas, Kentucky, Memphis and N.C. State when I chatted him up about his college recruitment.
•I talked to Wall after I spoke with Oklahoma big man Daniel Orton, another top UK target from the '09 class. As Wall was getting up from the table, Orton came over and said "did you tell them we're going to Kentucky?" Both players smiled and Orton said, "let's just do a press conference here." He laughed and Wall didn't say a word.
The rest his history. How great is that?
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