It has been confirmed by several sources that consensus top five recruit Doron Lamb will officially commit to Kentucky tomorrow, choosing the Cats over the likes of Arizona, UConn, Kansas and West Virginia.

Things have brightened up considerably for fans in Lexington. After Kentucky lost five underclassmen to the NBA draft this week, Cal went out and hauled in the nation’s top high school player in Brandon Knight. Now he gets a bona fide scholastic all-star in Lamb, a 6-4 shooting guard from Brooklyn, N.Y., with ridiculous athleticism and quickness.

The chips haven’t finished falling yet, either. Kentucky is still high on the list of prep super studs Josh Selby, C.J. Leslie and Terrence Jones. At this point UK may be looking at another glut of talent so thick that playing time will be hard to find next season.

Our hope is that somehow Daniel Orton comes back to school and readies himself for another season, where his skill set could easily make him an overall No. 1 pick by the 2011 NBA draft. With Orton lining up next to the multi-skilled Enes Kanter in the post, and ideally Jones and/or Leslie right behind them on the depth chart, the Wildcats will see very little production drop-off next year.

As for the backcourt, we can see Knight-Lamb as the fill-ins for John Wall and Eric Bledsoe, while Darius Miller and DeAndre Liggins could be huge contributors at the wing position.

The future is once again intensely bright, while Calipari peddles his wares on the recruiting circuit. We just have to hope and pray that the stink of corruption and deception are not following in tow. Let’s enjoy the run while we can, folks.

Knight, from the Pine Crest School in Boca Raton, Florida, chose the Wildcats over a marquee list of suitors that includes the likes of Kansas, Syracuse and Connecticut.

Expected to start and contribute heavily right away, Knight joins big man Enes Kanter and wing Stacey Poole as UK’s lone 2010-’11 recruits. Many in the Big Blue Nation expect this commitment to open the door for perhaps several other big name players, most notably C.J. Leslie, an athletic big man who played his high school ball at the same Raleigh, N.C. school as John Wall.

In related news, the Cats also picked up a huge commitment for 2011, when Michael Gilchrist, considered by many the most coveted player in this year’s junior class, also verbally committed to the Wildcats.

After a tough two weeks since UK’s disappointing loss to West Virginia in the Elite Eight, this was a big day for Kentucky.

Rumors have been rampant that Knight was looking to confirm this news next week. But our sources say that it’s now a sure thing. The same sources also say C.J. Leslie is also pretty close to a certainty, as well.

We can’t give away our sources right now, but they include a member of the coaching staff at one of the school’s chasing Knight.

The biggest outstanding question now is what will Eric Bledsoe do when the season is over? It is our opinion that EB would be making a mistake to leave school early and that he should be the man at PG next year for UK. But the Knight signing certainly makes things interesting.

We’ll be back with more news as it comes available.

Of particular interest to Cat fans should be CJ Leslie with his oustanding length, Josh Selby (a true athletic freak), and Brandon Knight, commonly considered the nation’s top high school player and a strong Kentucky lean.

If Calipari signs these three, UK might not experience the drop off next year that some are predicting.

Not to worry. Coach Cal reportedly spent the weekend tying up loose ends at the Florida home of the nation’s number one prospect, Brandon Knight. Much to the delight of Big Blue Nation, Knight recently canceled a visit to Kansas’ Midnight Madness, causing many to predict a forthcoming UK verbal. But even if he doesn’t, all is not lost. The Cats are currently on the radar of at least 10 of the top 20 prospects, according to Rivals.com.

The Wildcats will be receiving a visit from Terrence Jones (Rivals No. 13), an athletic 6′8 forward from Oregon who suits the dribble drive offense well.  Big men Adreiane Payne (No. 20) and Tobias Harris (No. 5) are also rumored to be strongly considering Kentucky. Payne is slender and explosive, with a post-up game, while Harris falls more in the Tayshaun Prince mold, capable of handling the rock away from the goal despite his size.

Josh Selby (No. 4) and Jelan Kendrick (No. are also still in the mix for Coach Cal. Selby is a big time scorer who would make the ideal replacement for a likely one and done John Wall. Kendrick is a 6′6 slasher with an ability to get to the rack. Other top 20 players on UK’s short list include C.J. Leslie (No. 14) and Josh Smith (No. 19), two more rangy big men who can get up and down the floor.

Looking at the kids UK is targeting, it seems clear that Calipari wants tall, long-armed players who are versatile enough to move inside or out. It’s also clear that Calipari and staff are setting their sites on nothing short of the crème de la crème in the world of prep hoops.