The summer travel season for the nation’s top high school basketball prospects is over, and the next stage in the recruiting cycle begins.
This is the time of year when rising seniors — in this case, players from the class of 2018 — start to pare down their recruiting lists, schedule official visits to their top schools, and ultimately make a decision on their college destination.
UK Coach John Calipari — always in the hunt for the nation’s No. 1 recruiting class — still has zero commitments for next year, but the Cats have sent out several scholarship offers and appear to be among the top choices for a few five-star talents.