4-Star Center Arafan Diane Sets Kentucky Official Visit

2026 four-star big Arafan Diane is starting to set visits for the fall. Kentucky has now scheduled one with the highly coveted center.

The 6-foot-11, 280-pound center from Iowa United Prep (Montreal, QC) told KSR+ that he will visit Kentucky from Sept. 26-27 for an official visit. He also has visits planned to Arkansas (Sept. 12-14) and Houston (Oct. 9-12).

Diane earned an offer from Kentucky in mid-July after a solid performance with Iowa United on the Adidas 3SSB Circuit. He averaged a double-double across five games played at the 3SSB Championships: 21.6 points, 13 rebounds, 3.2 assists, and 1.8 blocks per outing. Diane will be coached in high school by Mark Pope‘s brother-in-law, Damon Archibald, at Iowa United Prep this fall.

“The thing that separates him from everybody else is that if you put something competitive, a scoreboard up there, and make anything competitive, he turns into Godzilla,” Archibald told KSR+. “That’s what you have to understand about him. When he works out, he’s just one of the guys. The second you put a score up there, he turns into Godzilla, and he wants to do anything to win.”

Diane isn’t the only official visitor for Kentucky that weekend. UK is also set to host five-star forward Cam Williams for an official visit from Sept. 26-28.

Kentucky Basketball’s Fall Official Visit Schedule

Kentucky basketball has started the official visit season. KSR+ has the full fall schedule below. This list will be continually updated.

Sayon Keita: July 30

Caleb Holt: Sept. 12-14

Arafan Diane: Sept. 26-27

Cam Williams: Sept. 26-28

Christian Collins: Oct. 3-5

Bryson Howard: Oct. 4-6

Josh Irving: Oct. 10-12 (Big Blue Madness)

Jordan Smith Jr.: Oct. 10-12 (Big Blue Madness)