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More Kentucky basketball recruiting links: The latest on top UK target Adem Bona

Adem Bona is one of the top post players in the recruiting class of 2022.
Adem Bona is one of the top post players in the recruiting class of 2022. FIBA

Kentucky’s basketball coaches are clearly showing five-star center Adem Bona that he’s a major priority for their 2022 recruiting class.

On Monday, just one day after Bona wrapped up his official visit to UCLA, John Calipari and members of the Wildcats’ coaching staff are expected to be in California for another meeting with the 6-foot-11 center. Bona took his official visit to Lexington three weeks ago, and Calipari has already been to see him twice on the West Coast since the fall recruiting period began last month.

Bona is expected to pick either Kentucky or UCLA sometime in the next couple of weeks, and the Bruins took the lead on his 247Sports Crystal Ball page with some new predictions over the past several days. Bona is the No. 10 overall player in the 2022 class, according to the 247Sports rankings, and he’s the only frontcourt prospect from that group with a Kentucky scholarship offer.

Top Kentucky basketball recruiting links:

Shaedon Sharpe news: Mentor talks to us about the No. 1 recruit’s plans

National analyst is still “cautiously” predicting UCLA for Adem Bona

There’s been no movement on Adem Bona’s Crystal Ball page this week

Texas landed a commitment from a five-star 2022 recruit on Monday

Former Kentucky target Brandon Miller will announce a decision Monday

Ten college basketball coaches on the hot seat for the 2021-22 season

‘He’s special’: UK players and coaches say Daimion Collins is turning heads

A very early look at some of the possible stars in the 2025 recruiting class

Memphis, Alabama among the most undervalued teams for 2022 Final Four

Latest on recruitment of Isaiah Miranda, who has early interest from Kentucky

Video interview with 2023 Matas Buzelis, an early Kentucky recruiting target

Pac-12 coaches support NIL, but are keeping an eye on competitive implications

In case you missed it: Kentucky offers a five-star point guard from North Carolina

More recruiting links: UK had two major recruits on campus over the weekend

This story was originally published October 25, 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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