Robert Jacques coached Quinton Bohanna at Cordova, Tenn., when the Kentucky player was in high school. He's known the big man since he was much smaller and younger, back in the eighth grade.

Whenever Bohanna returns to Cordova, Jacques said, he stops by the high school to say hello to the people he knows from back home.

"He was a surprise to y'all," Jacques says. "But not to me. We knew Quinton was going to ball out wherever he went."

Kentucky's coaches knew it, too.

Towards the end of Bohanna's recruitment, as a member of the Class of 2017, things really heated up. Ole Miss got more involved than ever before. Memphis had been actively recruiting Bohanna throughout his recruitment and was making a final push to convince him to stay close to home.

Click here to continue reading this story at the House of Blue.

SPECIAL OFFER: Join Cats Illustrated as an annual member today and for a limited time you will get 50% off your first year.

In signing up you will ...

* Become a member of the largest premium community of Kentucky fans online;

* Have access to our data-driven analysis of UK basketball, based on the kind of analytics that have never before been mainstreamed by media covering the program;

* Have access to all of our basketball and football recruiting content;

* Interact with Cats Illustrated staffers, participate in Q&A's, and share your input on what you'd like to see us cover or uncover.