7-Foot-5 Center Cherif Millogo Commits to Kentucky
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Cherif Millogo is a very tall basketball player.
He is 7 feet 5 inches tall.
In basketball, a very tall player often plays as a center.
Millogo said yes to Kentucky.
This means he will play basketball for Kentucky.
Kentucky is a famous university team in the United States.
People call this a commitment.
A commitment means a player chooses one school.
Millogo is now a Kentucky recruit.
A recruit is a new player for a team.
Many people are talking about his height.
Very tall players are rare in basketball.
Coaches often want tall players for their team.
A tall center can help a team win games.
People want to see how Millogo will play for Kentucky.
Vocabulary15 words
- center
- a basketball player who is usually very tall
- commitment
- a promise to join one team or school
- recruit
- a new player who joins a team
- height
- how tall a person is
- university
- a big school for older students
- coach
- a person who leads a sports team
- basketball
- a sport where players throw a ball into a net
- team
- a group of players who play together
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- tall
- having a big height
- famous
- known by many people
- win
- to be the best in a game
- join
- to become part of a group
- rare
- not common; very few
- choose
- to pick one thing
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1. 7 feet 5 inches 2. Kentucky 3. Center
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Cherif Millogo is a very tall basketball _____.
He is 7 feet 5 inches _____.
In basketball, a very tall player often plays as a _____.
Millogo said yes to _____.
This means he will play basketball for _____.
Kentucky is a famous _____ team in the United States.
People call this a _____.
A commitment means a player chooses one _____.
Millogo is now a Kentucky _____.
Many people are talking about his _____.
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