A week from now, for the first time in more than five years, an in-state basketball recruit could have a scholarship offer to play for the University of Kentucky.
There’s no guarantee that Pendleton County star Dontaie Allen will land a UK offer on his Aug. 1 recruiting visit, but John Calipari has been in contact in recent days and the Wildcats coach watched Allen play for the first time during the initial July evaluation period, when he established himself as a Top 100 national recruit.
The 6-foot-6 wing has landed scholarship offers from Louisville, Florida, Xavier and several other top programs over the past few weeks, and UK — which has been keeping tabs on him all spring — could be next.