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John Calipari Pays Visit to Cade Cunningham on Heels of UW Visit

Cunningham’s recruitment is coming down to the wire.

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The recruitment of five-star prospect Cade Cunningham is nearing an end, and it’s getting intense. Over the weekend he wrapped up his fifth and final official visit, a trip to Seattle to check with the Washington Huskies. On the heels of the visit, he was visited by Kentucky coach John Calipari.

That’s where things get interesting.

Cunningham made an official visit to Kentucky two weeks ago, and there’s been nothing but Big Blue Smoke since then. Rumors of a silent commitment have emanated from message boards, which are hard to refute; Calipari’s visit Monday is the fourth in a six-week span not including the official visit or a visit a UK assistant made to see him separately.

Some suspected — myself included — the recent commitment of five-star Devin Askew would be a good omen for Oklahoma State. Maybe it still will. Askew is a top-flight 2021 point guard expected to reclassify to 2020, the same class as Cade. But, Askew doesn’t seem to have changed things much — if at all. Despite playing the same position, it’s possible both could play together at UK.

OSU has long been considered to be the frontrunner for Cunningham in large part because it hired his older brother, Cannen, as an assistant on staff. But Kentucky being Kentucky, the tide seems to have turned, with OSU losing a step in his recruitment in recent weeks.

“I’ve thought for the past few weeks that Kentucky was in good shape with Cade Cunningham and I believe Kentucky is the leader coming down the stretch,” 247Sports insider Evan Daniels said recently.

We don’t yet know when Cade will commit, but I expect it’ll be in the early period, which runs Nov. 13-19. As Corey Evans of Rivals noted Tuesday morning, Thanksgiving Hoopfest — an event Nov. 29 and 30 — is looking like a real possibility. If that were to happen, it’s likely Cunningham would silently commit and sign with the program of his choosing and hope to keep it under wraps before a late Nov. announcement.

If he hasn’t already.

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