[bigboydan]

Kelvin Sampson has to be crying right about now after his arrest. This guy had all the talent in the world and could could have been a "shoe in" to make the Big 10 all American team in a couple of years.

Highly-touted Indiana recruit charged with drug trafficking

A highly-touted prep basketball star who has committed to Indiana has been arrested and charged with trafficking in cocaine in Kentucky.

Bud Mackey, 18, a 6-foot-4 guard, was arrested at about 5 p.m. Friday and charged with trafficking in a controlled substance within 1,000 yards of a school and first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance (cocaine), first offense, according to officials at the Scott County jail in Georgetown, Ky. He was being held Friday night on a $10,000 cash bond.

"I'm just hoping and praying ... you hope it's not true," his coach, Billy Hicks, told the Lexington Herald-Leader. "You hope when it all shakes out there's a logical explanation."

Mackey led Scott County High School of Georgetown to the Kentucky state championship last season and was named most valuable player at the Sweet 16.

Hicks told the Herald-Leader that according to school officials, they went to look for Mackey when he didn't show up for a fifth-period English class and found him outside the building, smelling of marijuana. Police found cocaine in his possession, according to the report.

Hicks said he talked to Indiana coach Kelvin Sampson about the situation, according to the Herald-Leader. "He's floored," Hicks said.

Scott County Schools Superintendent Dallas Blankenship told the Herald-Leader the district would review disciplinary action, adding that Mackey had never been in trouble before at the school.

[Wassymac]

Poor Kelvin. Seems like he rolled the dice (understandably) on a top talent and it didn't work out in this case.

[goldengoat]

this guy is a dumbass

how can you be so ignorant of what a priveleged position he is/was in. going to a major college basketball school on a full ride scholarship with the chance to do great things in life. instead he does something everyone knows you are not supposed to do for little gain.

risk far outweighs the reward in additional to be detrimental to society to begin with. extremely foolish move. does not say good things about him at all and it may be better letting him go now rather than later

if IU gets Tyler Zeller than all is still very good at IU. who knows what will happen with this bum.

[Wassymac]

Will be interesting to see where Zeller ends up. He's got one official visit left after humoring ND this weekend.

[goldengoat]

i see rivals.com has bud as uncommitted with a list of schools

the bar graph of each school shows no interest

lol, what a clown this guy is

[Bill Dozer]

this guy is a dumbass

how can you be so ignorant of what a priveleged position he is/was in. going to a major college basketball school on a full ride scholarship with the chance to do great things in life. instead he does something everyone knows you are not supposed to do for little gain.

risk far outweighs the reward in additional to be detrimental to society to begin with. extremely foolish move. does not say good things about him at all and it may be better letting him go now rather than later

if IU gets Tyler Zeller than all is still very good at IU. who knows what will happen with this bum.

It sounds like he has a problem with using. He will have another shot if he wants it. These 2nd chance cases can get more hype than a top freshman recruit.