Kenny Payne recruiting the No. 1 overall players in certain states is becoming a trend. It started with Curtis Williams Jr., the No. 1 overall player in the state of Michigan (2023), then went to Trentyn Flowers, the No. 1 overall player in North Carolina (2023), then went to Ty-Laur Johnson, the No. 1 overall player in New York (2023), and now the same trend is happening in the Class of 2024.
The No. 1 overall player in the state of Wisconsin, Kon Knueppel, has scheduled a visit to Louisville, and now the No.