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Kareem Watkins
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Oakland L76 - 80View the profile of Kentucky Wildcats Guard Kareem Watkins on ESPN. Get the latest news, live stats and game highlights.
Kareem Watkins is a stepson and "blood brother" of DJ Wagner, the top-ranked guard in the class of 2023 and a top target for Kentucky and Louisville. Watkins said he is trying to help Wagner make the best decision for his future, but he is not recruiting him to Kentucky.
Kareem Watkins. position Guard; height 5-8; Weight 175; class Sophomore; Hometown Camden, N.J. High school Kingsway Regional
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That’s just the deepest connection. Calipari also hired Wagner’s father, Milt Wagner — a former Louisville basketball standout — as his coordinator of basketball operations at Memphis before he moved on to become an assistant under Tony Barbee at UTEP (2006-10) and Auburn (2010-14). Wagner’s godfather is also William Wesley — “World Wide Wes” — a l...
Watkins himself was a solid player at Kingsway Regional High School in Camden, averaging 8.7 points in 26 games as a senior, scoring in double figures in 11. He’s certainly been a tremendous help as Kentucky’s scout team point guard in practice, and he’s known as a fun-loving, bubbly personality in the locker room. It doesn’t hurt sharing a home wi...
As if UK needed any other connections in this recruitment, sophomore forward Lance Ware was a former teammate of Wagner’s at Camden. The players’ high school head coach, Rick Brunson, recently told KSR that Ware was a “four-year player”at Kentucky, potentially aligning their careers once more, just as they did in 2020 when Wagner was a freshman and...
The five-star guard’s recruitment is one the entire basketball world has its collective eye on. Kentucky is a school he “grew up watching” and “definitely” likes, with others also reaching out and hoping to make a push. “I can’t really name all of them off the top of my head, but a few I can name are Kentucky, Villanova, LSU, Memphis,” Wagner said....
Kareem Watkins is the stepson of John Calipari's former player Dajuan Wagner and the brother of five-star recruit DJ Wagner, who is considering Kentucky among other schools. The article explores the family ties, connections and advice between the two players and their future college choices.
Nov 3, 2020 · Kentucky announced Tuesday that it had added Kareem Watkins as a walk-on. A freshman point guard, Watkins finalizes the 2020-21 roster at 15 players. Freshman walk-on Isaac DeGregorio left the team last week due to personal reasons.
This year's Kentucky men's basketball team has been defined by its chemistry. Their unselfish play on the court, rivaled only by the dynamic support radiating from the bench, has made this squad a...
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Feb 3, 2001 · Kareem Watkins is a basketball player born on February 03, 2001 in Camden. His height is five foot eight (1m72 / 5-8). He is a point guard who most recently played for Kentucky Wildcats in NCAA.
