Recruits still aren’t able to physically visit college campuses due to COVID-19 concerns, but that’s not stopping the Kentucky basketball staff from getting in a little quality time with the country’s best players. John Calipari and his staff recently met with five-star junior Paolo Banchero (virtually, of course), according to Jake Weingarten, the owner and recruiting analyst for Stock Risers.
The 2021 five-star forward recently cut his list to six schools, and Kentucky made the cut, along with Washington, Gonzaga, Arizona, Tennessee and Duke. The Seattle native is listed at 6-foot-9, and 247Sports has him tabbed as the nation’s No.