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Highlights of Kentucky Wildcats and recruiting targets at U19 training camp

A heavy dose of current and possibly future Wildcats in action.

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John Calipari and his Team USA U19 team began training camp on Sunday night.

Representing the Kentucky Wildcats at the camp are Hamidou Diallo, P.J. Washington and Kevin Knox. They made sure to make some noise during the first camp session:

Two recruits taking part in the event that UK is in good shape for are Bol Bol and immanuel Quickley. At least one of them should make it on the final roster and join Calipari in Egypt. Bol is more likely to do so, but Quickley will make a strong push himself.

While Bol may be the superior prospects, it’s Quickley who Scout.com’s Daniels feels great about UK’s chances with.

“I think Kentucky is definitely the team to beat for Immanuel Quickley,” Daniels told the Herald-Leader.

As for Bol, his recruitment is a little more up in the air. UK is right there at or near the top of his list, but Arizona is also making a strong push.

Daniels told the Herald-Leader that UK and Arizona are the two schools with the most buzz in his recruitment right now.

Bol showed a glimpse of why he’s so highly sought after with his ball handling and shooting during Sunday’s practice: