It looks like John Calipari and the Kentucky Wildcats are in the middle of another high-profile recruiting battle with the North Carolina Tar Heels. This time, it’s for class of 2021 5-star prospect Paulo Banchero.
A 6-foot-9, 235-pound power forward out of O’Dea High School in Seattle, Washington, Banchero has offers from Alabama, Duke, Gonzaga, Kentucky, Memphis, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Washington among others.
It’s the offer from Kentucky, though, that’s making things interesting, and already has people talking about the Wildcats being a potential favorite in Banchero’s recruitment. Shortly after receiving the Kentucky offer, Banchero told CatsIllustrated that he’s planning to take an official visit to Kentucky at some point, noting that it was “surreal” to get the offer from Coach Calipari and the Wildcats.