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Kentucky hits home run with 5-star Ugonna Kingsley on official visit

Kentucky is in the driver’s seat to land 2022 five-star center Ugonna Kingsley Onyenso, who recently reclassified and will suit up during the 2022-23 college basketball season.

The 6-foot-11 center out of Nigeria is coming off an official visit to Kentucky, a trip that took place to open the NCAA live period on July 20. Rather than opening the in-person evaluation period at Peach Jam — Chin Coleman and KT Turner represented Kentucky to open the event — John Calipari stayed back in Lexington with Orlando Antigua in hopes of closing on the prized recruit.