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Marques Bolden sets official visit with Kentucky Wildcats

The Kentucky Wildcats will get an official visit from the No. 1 center in the class of 2016.

According to ESPN's Jeff Goodman, Marques Bolden will be visiting UK next week:

— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanESPN) August 25, 2015

Bolden, a 6-foot-11 prospect from Texas, is ranked by Scout.com as the No. 1 center and No. 6 overall player in the class of 2016. UK is viewed s a strong contender for Bolden, whose AAU coach and mentor is Jeff Webster, who mentored former UK star Julius Randle throughout his high school career and remains close to the UK coaching staff.