UK is once again in on a top 2010 player from the State of Texas.  6/7.5 Stephen Baird is a big wing man who plays the 2/3 for Team Texas AAU (same team and class as KC Miller).  Baird is extremely skilled and can shoot the ball from deep and off the dribble.

Baird will be playing in the St Louis AAU tournament next weekend and will be using that trip to make an unofficial visit to UK mid week.  These are the kinds of things that make Billy Gillispie the kind of incredible recruiter that will take UK right to the top of the NCAA.

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