Jodie Meeks Taken in Second Round of NBA Draft

In Thursday night's NBA Draft, Kentucky guard Jodie Meeks was taken with the 41st pick in the second round by the Milwaukee Bucks. The NCAA's eighths leading scorer saw his draft stock rise and fall over the course of this season and the pre-draft workouts, where at one point in time he was projected as high as the first round. As a Kentucky fan, I hate to see Jodie Meeks no longer take the court in blue and white, but at the same time, I'm glad to see one of our own be presented with the opportunity to play at the next level. In all honesty, one cannot blame Meeks for leaving Kentucky. No high school player anywhere wants to go play for a school were by his senior year he is playing for his third coach, particularly at Kentucky where the tradition is to retire coaches, not fire them. With Meeks, as we well know in the Commonwealth, the Bucks will have a pure scorer, particularly from behind the three point line. It's hard not to fall in love with a player that gave his all for the Blue and White in one of the most tumultuous times in the history of Kentucky Basketball. Best of luck to Jodie, thanks for the memories, and those 54 points in Knoxville this year. Nothing like beating Tennessee and record breaking all in the same night. Thanks for everything!