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Rising prospect A.J. Brown hopes to hear from UK

The prestigious reputation of Kentucky basketball stretches all across the globe.

Since the arrival of John Calipari back in 2009, there hasn’t been many top high school basketball recruits that haven’t at least imagined what it would be like to play for the Cats.

That same sentiment likely goes hand in hand with recruits that may not be as highly coveted as traditional four and five-star recruits. The motivation to pick up a high-major offer can be a driving factor in the development of emerging players.

Some evidence of this can be found when looking at an up and coming prospect like A.