John Calipari and the Kentucky Wildcats had to be smiling when De'Aaron Fox cut his list of colleges in consideration Friday.
Among those cut were the Texas Longhorns, who many viewed as the favorites to land the five-star point guard out of Cypress Lakes (TX), but they were not on Fox's list of seven schools. UK was on that list, however, and they're now the big favorites to land him based on his 24/7 Sports crystal ball.
It now looks like it could be a battle between UK and Kansas for Fox, and he only reinforced that belief when he told Scout.com's Evan Daniels, "I really want to visit Kansas and Kentucky. Those are the two I definitely will visit."
Oh, and we already know John Wall is a big fan of Fox.
Tweet of the Day:
Tough !!RT @EvanDaniels: This is an impressive reel on De'Aaron Fox from Las Vegas @JasonScheer | Video: http://t.co/bQvUmlOyON
— John Wall (@JohnWall) August 9, 2015
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