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Couch was a VERY good basketball player. I went to watch him at the Fast Lane Classic his senior year, but he was on a recruiting trip to Florida. They wanted him to play both football and basketball.

As for not knowing anyone in the mountains with 20 D1 offers, JR VanHoose of Paintsville had well over 20. I can remember when Roy Williams of Kansas (now at UNC) wrote him a Christmas card wishing he and his family well and was begging him to sign with KU. Plus hearing the stories of his recruitment from Bobby Knight are amazing. Not just one of the best players in the past 30 years, but in the history of KY basketball. His stats back it up, but he is one of the most humble people I have ever met.

I used to work with a guy from Paintsville. His son played on the same Paintsville team with JR. He would tell me a lot of good things bout JR and things he would do. He seem like a very humble person by the stories. I never seen him play but the way people describe that did, JR would have to be on everyone's list and was definitely one of the greatest to come out of Eastern Kentucky.