Daishen Nix hoping to take an official visit to Kentucky, decision coming soon

2020 five-star guard Daishen Nix is considered the top passer in all of high school basketball, and with summer slowly coming to a close, he's hoping to announce where he is taking those talents in the very near future. And during the home stretch of his recruitment, Kentucky remains right in the thick of things. Back at the NBPA Top 100 Camp in Charlottesville, VA in June, the 6-foot-5 prospect out of Las Vegas told KSR that despite the fact that he didn't hold an offer from UK quite yet, the Wildcats were still a major priority of his during his recruitment. In fact, the elite passing guard said that he was dying to meet Kentucky head coach John Calipari, a "legend" in his eyes, sooner rather than later. “I really want to meet Coach Cal [in person],” Nix said. “Because growing up, watching all the top schools, they were my dream schools. It was pretty good that I got to finally talk to him. … It’ll be a shock [when I meet him] because he’s a great coach. He’s a legend to me.” Back on May 2, UK assistant Joel Justus visited Nix at his high school, where he praised the five-star point guard for his elite passing abilities and said he could be an immediate impact player in Lexington. When asked about the meeting, Nix said having a coach from Kentucky reach out stands out among some of the other visits he has had. “It was a surprise because Kentucky walked in,” the five-star prospect said. “It was just like some of the other visits, but they were just higher than the other coaches that have come in so far.” While conversations have remained consistent between Nix and the Kentucky coaching staff since the NBPA Top 100 Camp, an offer is still not on the table, and there are questions as to whether or not one will ever come. As I've mentioned on the site before, while the Kentucky coaches are in love with Nix has a primary ball handler, passer, and leader, there are questions about his shooting and scoring potential at the next level. For better or for worse, Kentucky sees a ton of Isaiah Briscoe in his game, and they are wondering how that would fit in with some of the other pieces they are looking to bring in, most notably with Jalen Green and Josh Christopher. I'm told that an offer could still absolutely come, but Kentucky would prefer to see him in action just a bit more over the next few months before officially extending one. Sources close to Nix tell KSR, however, that the five-star guard is still extremely interested in visiting Lexington in the coming weeks in hopes of earning a scholarship offer in person. In fact, if the Kentucky coaching staff will have him, Nix would like to schedule an official visit to the school sooner rather than later. "[Visiting Kentucky] is a point of emphasis, most definitely," a source close to Nix said. "Coach Cal will be the one to decide the order of things. That's up to Cal." If that visit comes to fruition and an offer does come, sources tell KSR that Kentucky would likely climb up Nix's leaderboard, potentially as high as No. 1 on his list. Why? Outside of the consensus top-25 prospect's outspoken admiration of John Calipari and the Kentucky basketball program, Nix also told KSR that he is extremely interested in playing with UK commitment BJ Boston in college after the two built incredible chemistry together back at the NBPA Top 100 Camp. “We’ve got really good chemistry,” Nix told KSR. “He’s a really cool guy, he’s down to earth. He’s really funny too, that’s what a lot of people don’t know about him.” Boston agreed. “Our chemistry is developing really good, he’s a pass-first point guard,” Boston told KSR in Charlottesville. “I really like that when I’m playing. We connected from the time we first stepped on the court together.” But the clock is ticking, however. Sources tell KSR that Nix is looking to make his decision in the coming weeks, with the latest likely being September, meaning this visit and offer would have to come together rather quickly. If not, UCLA will likely be the favorite to land the top passing guard in all of America. Until then, watch him work below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnrEpHfORV4 [mobile_ad]