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Kentucky and Louisville are used to clashing on the basketball court.
The in-state rivals may have to put in their work against one another off of it, too, when it comes to recruiting transfer portal star Miles Byrd.
College basketball insider Jeff Goodman reported Wednesday night that Byrd is going to make his commitment decision on Thursday with seven schools still involved:
- Baylor
- Louisville
- Kentucky
- Cincinnati
- Providence
- Texas
- Vanderbilt
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Those aren't all traditional powers, but they have plenty of experience in this new era of figuring out how to make things work in the near-constant transfer market.
For any of these programs, particularly UK or UofL, Byrd would be a massive add.
Byrd is the reigning Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year. The 6-foot-6 wing averaged 10.4 points, 4.7 rebounds, 1.9 steals and 1.2 blocks per game this past season.
With a lengthy college basketball resume that includes lots of production and lot of winning, Byrd would be a fantastic pickup for any contending team.
That list of seven has some fascinating components to it, but by far the most intriguing is the battle between Kentucky and Louisville.
They could both be disappointed at Byrd's announcement, or one could be a big winner over the other.
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