Kentucky coaches paid a visit to a top five 2027 recruit
Coaches from the Kentucky Wildcats, including Mark Pope visited one of the top recruits in the 2027 class.
The Kentucky Wildcats weren't able to land any of their top recruiting targets in the 2026 class, but that isn't stopping coach Mark Pope from going after the top guys in 2027. One of their targets is forward Marcus Spears Jr. , who they recently visited, according to Kentucky Sports Radio .
Pope, along with Mikhail McLean and Mo Williams, took a trip to Texas to see Spears, and it apparently went well. Spears had good things to say about Kentucky. I mean, it’s Kentucky.
Ultimately, you know what you’re getting. As I said, you have to go for the basketball. The crowd is good at any place Spears is a 6'9", 210 lb power forward out of Texas who is currently ranked as the top overall player by 247Sports.
He's a terrific athlete with skills around the rim offensively, and a good feel for protecting the paint as well. His upside is tremendous. Kentucky wasn't the only team to pay him a visit recently.