Here Comes the Boom: Official Visits Begin for Kentucky Basketball

Here Comes the Boom (Graphic: Steven Peake/Kentucky Sports Radio)

Here Comes the Boom is back to talk about Kentucky’s upcoming official visit schedule. UK is hosting top international big Sayon Keita for an official visit on Wednesday. Four-star point guard DeRon Rippey Jr. comes to town for an official visit shortly after from August 1-3.

Polacheck breaks down Kentucky’s new offers to centers Josh Irving and Ethan Taylor. Taylor shared his reaction to the UK offer in an interview with KSR+ on Wednesday. Irving’s AAU coach gave KSR+ an inside look at his recent offer from Kentucky.

Polacheck also takes a closer look at UK’s official visit schedule. Seven players have official visits set, with more likely on the way.

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Here’s Kentucky’s official visit schedule:

Sayon Keita: July 30
DeRon Rippey Jr.: Aug. 1-3
Caleb Holt: Sept. 12-14
Cam Williams: Sept. 26-28
Christian Collins: Oct. 3-5
Bryson Howard: Oct. 4-6
Jordan Smith Jr.: Oct. 10-12

Take a look:

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