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Jalen Green acknowledges Kentucky buzz, says he’s planning a trip to Lexington

After being involved for quite some time, Kentucky’s recruiting efforts have picked up tremendously over the last month or two. Now, there are whispers in the recruiting circles that not only are the Wildcats a strong contender to land ESPN’s No. 3 player in the class, they’re likely the favorite.

At the 2019 Nike Peach Jam this week, Green addressed that speculation, saying the pro-UK buzz is absolutely there.

“Yeah… I mean, Coach Cal and [Kentucky assistant] Joel Justus, they’re always contacting me,” Green told KSR. “I talk to Cal, I talk to Joel, they’re really cool people, great coaches.