2025 guard Darius Acuff receives Kentucky offer
Playing up a grade with The Family’s 17U squad on the Nike EYBL circuit, 2025 guard Darius Acuff emerged as one of the best players in Atlanta for Session I, regardless of class. In four games, the 6-foot-2 prospect out of Detroit averaged 18.3 points to finish in the top 20 of all scorers at the event.
And he did so shooting 60% from the field (30-50) and 46.7% from three (7-15) while adding 4.3 rebounds and 4.0 assists in 27.0 minutes per contest. High volume, high efficiency, high production.
With John Calipari in attendance for the first live period of the season, Kentucky had no choice but to extend an offer.
Acuff led Detroit Cass Tech to its first Division 1 state championship this past high school season, finishing with a 27-1 record while averaging 21.4 points and 5.7 assists per game. He was ultimately named 2022-23 MaxPreps Michigan High School Basketball Player of the Year.
The standout guard previously earned scholarship offers from Michigan and Nebraska before Kentucky joined the fold on Monday.
Acuff was named The Circuit’s Top Underclassman of EYBL Session I while also earning All-Event Second Team honors.
Just three players have earned offers from the Wildcats in the class of 2025, with Acuff joining top-five prospects Darryn Peterson and Koa Peat — two major targets for Kentucky.
A guy who barely has a national recruiting profile picking up an early offer from John Calipari and the University of Kentucky? If you listen closely, you can hear the 6-foot-2 guard shooting up the rankings as we speak.
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