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Veteran UK basketball recruiting insider Chris Fisher joins Cats Illustrated

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Kentucky head coach Mark Pope watched from the bench area during the Wildcats' 78-65 exhibition win over preseason No. 1 Purdue on Friday night at Rupp Arena. (Jeff Drummond/Cats Illustrated)

Cats Illustrated is committed to being your destination for all the latest news, scoop, and discussion on Kentucky sports and we’re bringing one of the most respected voices covering UK basketball on board.

Veteran Kentucky basketball and recruiting writer Chris Fisher is joining Justin Rowland and Jeff Drummond at Cats Illustrated.

Most Cats Illustrated readers and subscribers will already be familiar with Fisher. He has served as the basketball recruiting analyst and lead writer at CatsPause.com on the 247Sports Network for the past 15 years. Before that Fisher wrote for the independent team site Kentucky Ink so he has nearly two decades of experience covering the Cats.

Fisher is a 2005 graduate of the University of Kentucky’s School of Journalism and Telecommunications. He did freelance work for the Kentucky Kernel as a student and the Courier-Journal after his degree. Fisher is a Louisville native and resident.

He will have a big role at Cats Illustrated. There’s a 24/7/365 passion for basketball recruiting information and Fisher will provide Insider Notes and Recruiting Notebooks. He will interact with site subscribers and answer questions. Fisher will be our constant presence answering your questions about Kentucky basketball and recruiting.

If you’re not a member of Cats Illustrated it’s a great time to sign up! With our $1 trial offer you can get a free subscription to The Athletic as well as Cats Illustrated content, forums, and everything else on the On3 network!