VAUGHT: Gillispie has his signature recruit Premium Story


By Larry Vaught

Date: May 16, 2007

Every coach needs a signature recruit -- and now Billy Gillispie has one at Kentucky. Adding Patrick Patterson to his first Kentucky team was a huge move for Gillispie, much like landing Jamal Mashburn was for Rick Pitino early at UK. Getting Mashburn laid the groundwork for three Final Fours -- and one national title -- for Pitino because it proved he was capable of rebuilding the UK program.

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