Kentucky's pursuit of E.J. Montgomery heats up, new predictions and other recruiting notes

Posted Feb 9, 2018
It didn’t take long for John Calipari to get back on the recruiting trail following the Wildcats’ home loss to Tennessee on Tuesday. Less than 24 hours after that defeat, Calipari and UK assistant coach Kenny Payne were at Wheeler High School in Marietta, Ga., to see five-star post player E.J. Montgomery, who has emerged in recent weeks at the Cats’ top remaining target for the class of 2018. (Lexington Herald-Leader)

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