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More Kentucky basketball recruiting links: Will NIL changes lead to more cheating?

FILE - In this April 4, 2019, file photo, NCAA President Mark Emmert answers questions during a news conference at the Final Four college basketball tournament in Minneapolis. The NCAA Board of Directors is expected to greenlight one of the biggest changes in the history of college athletics when it clears the way for athletes to start earning money based on their fame and celebrity without fear of endangering their eligibility or putting their school in jeopardy of violating amateurism rules that have stood for decades.(AP Photo/Matt York, File)
FILE - In this April 4, 2019, file photo, NCAA President Mark Emmert answers questions during a news conference at the Final Four college basketball tournament in Minneapolis. The NCAA Board of Directors is expected to greenlight one of the biggest changes in the history of college athletics when it clears the way for athletes to start earning money based on their fame and celebrity without fear of endangering their eligibility or putting their school in jeopardy of violating amateurism rules that have stood for decades.(AP Photo/Matt York, File) AP

Top Kentucky frontcourt target Adem Bona and UK commitment Chris Livingston both made it to campus this past weekend for their fall official visits as the Wildcats try to wrap up what could be the nation’s No. 1 recruiting class.

UK’s attention for the 2022 class is now fully on Bona, who is expected to visit UCLA later this month, and five-star combo guard Cason Wallace, who plans to announce a college decision Nov. 7.

Here are the top basketball recruiting links:

Coaches’ poll: Will NIL legislation increase cheating in college sports?

Major Duke target JJ Starling getting close to a college decision

The latest on former Kentucky target Brandon Miller and his recruitment

247Sports: Ranking the top 10 players in the SEC for the 2021-22 season

Illinois newspaper ranks the top 100 players in the country for 2021-22

UK among schools talking to 2023’s Brandon Gardner, but no offer yet

Emoni Bates’ and Jalen Duren’s college decisions strengthened by NIL

Kentucky already showing interest in class of 2025 forward Alier Maluk

Is Oklahoma and Texas to the SEC good or bad for college basketball?

Bleacher Report: Top 5 NBA Draft prospects at every position for 2022

More recruiting links: Former Kentucky targets commit to SEC schools

This story was originally published October 4, 2021 at 10:54 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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