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More Kentucky basketball recruiting links: Former UK targets commit to SEC schools

IMG Academy (Fla.) point guard Jaden Bradley earned a Kentucky scholarship offer in January.
IMG Academy (Fla.) point guard Jaden Bradley earned a Kentucky scholarship offer in January.

UK Coach John Calipari was back in California on Tuesday to meet with Prolific Prep center Adem Bona, just three days before the five-star recruit is scheduled to arrive in Lexington for his official visit.

Calipari also visited with Bona earlier this month. Kentucky and UCLA are now viewed as the two frontrunners in Bona’s recruitment, with UK scheduled to host him for an official visit starting Friday and UCLA set for its official visit in late October.

Bona — a 6-foot-11 prospect from Nigeria — is the Wildcats’ top frontcourt target in the 2022 class.

247Sports analyst Travis Branham reported Tuesday that UK commitment Chris Livingston will also take an official visit to Kentucky this weekend. Livingston took his first official visit to UK in June and committed to the Cats earlier this month.

Top basketball recruiting links:

Another big weekend: Bona comes to town; rankings update

Rivals.com: What ex-UK target Jaden Bradley brings to Alabama

Likely Kentucky target Robert Dillingham transferring to California

Former Kentucky target Jaden Bradley has committed to Alabama

More SEC news: Former UK target Nick Smith Jr. picks Arkansas

Coaches’ poll: Will Duke or UNC be better off five years from now?

ESPN Insider: Will Duke or Kentucky finish with the No. 1 class?

The Crystal Ball is still trending toward Kentucky for Cason Wallace

USA Today: College athletes will get paid. It’s just a matter of time.

No mention of UK in update on star 2023 guard Simeon Wilcher

Another update on Justin Edwards, an emerging UK target for 2023

247Sports: Ranking the SEC’s 10 best newcomers for 2021-22 season

No mention of Kentucky for Gregory Jackson, an elite 2023 recruit

Watch: Some new video highlights featuring top UK target DJ Wagner

Coaches’ poll: Who will be the best college b-ball player this season?

Ohio State gets commitment from a Top 100 player in the 2022 class

The commitment pushed the Buckeyes past UK for No. 2 team ranking

Young southern California guard draws early Jamal Murray comparison

SEC: Tennessee one of three finalists for 5 -star recruit Dillon Mitchell

In case you missed it: Is Duke’s recruiting success a good sign for UK?

More recruiting links: Another UK scholarship offer going out soon?

This story was originally published September 29, 2021 at 7:00 AM.

Ben Roberts
Lexington Herald-Leader
Ben Roberts is the University of Kentucky men’s basketball beat writer for the Lexington Herald-Leader. He has previously specialized in UK basketball recruiting coverage and created and maintained the Next Cats blog. He is a Franklin County native and first joined the Herald-Leader in 2006. Support my work with a digital subscription
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