John Calipari is spending his Saturday in Colorado Springs. According to the Herald-Leader’s Ben Roberts, the Kentucky head coach has arrived at the U.S. Olympic Training Center to watch the nation’s top high school juniors compete for a spot on USA Basketball’s U18 team.
The first name you’ll recognize on the 33-man roster is UK commit Tyrese Maxey. There are five others Calipari has watched often throughout the spring evaluation period: Scottie Lewis, Bryan Antoine, Keion Brooks, Jalen Lecque and Matthew Hurt.
The player you need to keep an eye on is Kira Lewis. A four-star prospect just outside of the Top 100 at the beginning of the spring season, Lewis jumped into the Top 25 and earned a fifth star from 247 Sports in their latest rankings.