Much of the attention in college basketball recruiting circles this week is focused on the Nike Peach Jam finals, the signature grassroots event of the summer.
While many of UK’s top targets competed here Thursday morning — and John Calipari sat courtside watching them — word of another, lesser-known prospect was spreading.
Three hours away, Pendleton County standout Dontaie Allen was lighting it up at the Under Armour Challenge.
UK assistant coach Tony Barbee watched Allen play for his M.A.T.T.S. Mustangs squad on Wednesday night, when he scored 21 points, and Thursday morning, when he dropped 33 points, five rebounds and seven assists in front of many top college coaches.