Young's pledge gives UK loaded backcourt 

October, 11, 2012
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Shooting guard James Young (Rochester, Mich./Rochester) committed to Kentucky on Thursday afternoon. His pledge gives the Wildcats the nation's No. 1 point guard in Andrew Harrison (Richmond, Texas/Travis), the top-rated 2 guard in Andrew's twin brother, Aaron, and Young, the No. 2 shooting guard. And don't forget about skilled power forward Derek Willis (Mount Washington, Ky./Bullitt East), who is no slouch.

Coach John Calipari has now locked up three of the top five players in the ESPN 100 and has extended the Wildcats lead as the best recruiting class in 2013, leaving the other programs nearly out of the picture.

"Kentucky was my dream school, and I fell in love with everything on my visit," Young said. "The family atmosphere was something that really stood out."

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