Where Did You Go?

 

We all remember the names, and the random moments of brilliance they provided during their careers at Kentucky. But what happens to the most random of players in Kentucky basketball lore? Where do they go? What happens to those players that go pro in something other than sports? Well, I’m here to tell you.

JARED CARTER (2005-09)

Career Stats: 0.9PPG, 1.1RPG, 4.6MPG

Career Highlights: Once at 3 baskets of rolls at O’Charley’s

According to Wikipedia, Jared Carter spends his free time nowadays writing beautiful free-verse poetry set in ”Mississinewa County”, an imaginary place that includes the actual Mississinewa River, a tributary of the Wabash River. Before that however, Jared spent a month with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants and then was drafted in the 6th Round of NBDL Draft by the Erie Bayhawks, where he played from November 1, 2010 — November 9, 2010.His whereabouts today are unknown but we can only assume wherever Jared resides these days, it is no more than 3 miles from an O’Charley’s location.

**UPDATE** After being waived by the Erie Bayhawks, Jared signed with the Rochester Razorsharks of the Premier Basketball League of Canada where he led the league in blocks per game (1.6) and took home Defensive Player of the Year honors. He got that ring too, or commemorative plaque or something as Rochester took home the PBL Championship over the Lawton- Fort Sill Cavalry with none other than Jared taking home Finals MVP. He is not listed on the Razorsharks 2012 roster though, someone please find Jared.

  

REKALIN SIMS (2006-07)

Career Stats: 4.4PPG, 2.9RPG

Career Highlights: Successfully passed all NCAA-mandated drug tests while at Kentucky

The former ‘Cat who played in the last year of the Tubby Smith era ran into a bit of trouble with the law after leaving Lexington. By that, I mean he beat up and robbed a homeless man (who is not the man pictured on the right, that’s actually Rekalin Sims) in 2007 and then was arrested in March of 2011 for trafficking marijuana through FedEx Express. He managed to avoid jail time on a suspended sentence, but needless to say the whole basketball thing didn’t exactly work out. We wish you a happy 4:20 Rekalin, stay out of trouble.

 

The single greatest picture in Kentucky sports history, without question.

MARK COURY (2006-08)

Career Stats: 1.6PPG, 1.4RPG, 8.6MPG

Career Highlights: In Sophomore season, managed to walk and chew gum a career-high 7 times

Mark Coury is and always will be a symbol of the downfall of Kentucky basketball during the Tubby-Gillispie years. The “Coury Flurry” became a cult legend when Billy Gillispie decided he was worthy enough to play in 31 games his sophomore season in reverse mop-up duty, meaning he started until Billy Clyde decided the team was in a sufficient enough deficit to bring in the unworthy bench players. Coury has fared much better in life than I ever will after transferring to Cornell in 2008, averaging 5 points and 4 rebounds in 17 minutes a game. After scoring an internship at Goldman Sachs prior to his senior season, an extremely brief internet search will show you Coury is now a “Strategic Analyst” for TD Ameritrade, which I’ll admit sounds very important. So heres to you Mark Coury, out there in the world Occupying Wall Street.

 

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