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New UK basketball signee showed Calipari he’s a ‘winner’ with stellar play as senior

Five-star basketball recruit Keion Brooks says UK Coach John Calipari is telling him he could play just like Kevin Knox did for the Wildcats. By

UK announced the signing of five-star basketball prospect Keion Brooks on Thursday, officially adding another member to its 2019 recruiting class.

Brooks — a 6-foot-7 forward from Fort Wayne, Ind. — committed to Kentucky last month, picking the Wildcats over the home-state Hoosiers to join fall signees Tyrese Maxey and Dontaie Allen, as well as longtime commitment Kahlil Whitney, in UK’s recruiting class.

The spring signing period started Wednesday, and UK Coach John Calipari welcomed the official addition of Brooks to his program a day later.