John Calipari certainly leads the charge when it comes to recruiting for the Kentucky men’s basketball program. Assistant coaches Orlando Antigua, Chin Coleman and KT Turner help fill the gaps, scouting players and laying down the early groundwork with top targets hoping to find potential fits.
The quartet of coaches, though, isn’t doing it alone. In fact, Kentucky is getting help from a future Wildcat on the recruiting trail, as in-state pledge Reed Sheppard is working tirelessly to recruit other high-level prospects to join him in Lexington.
It started with five-star, top-10 recruits Rob Dillingham and Justin Edwards — he fought behind the scenes to get them both on board.