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Sayon Keita, a promising 7-foot center from Mali, is still being recruited by Kentucky Basketball. He previously visited several top programs, including Kansas and Duke, but his class status remains uncertain.
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Sayon Keita trains during the match between FC Barcelona and FC Bayern Munich, corresponding to week 31 of the Turkish Airlines Euroleague, at the Palau Blaugrana in Barcelona, Spain, on March 25, 2025. (Photo by Joan Valls/Urbanandsport/NurPhoto via Getty Images) (Photo by Urbanandsport/NurPhoto via Getty Images) | NurPhoto via Getty Images
While much of the focus is on the transfer portal in the college basketball world, there are still a number of high school and international prospects waiting to find their next homes.
Among them is international center Sayon Keita, who actually visited with Kentucky Basketball last summer. The 7-foot big man also visited Kansas, Duke, UConn, and North Carolina, which gives you an idea of how promising of a prospect that he is, even if none of the major recruiting services have an evaluation on him yet.
Part of that is due to it being unclear if Keita, a native of Bamako, Mali, will remain in his current class of 2027 or if heāll reclass into 2026. There also hasnāt been much news on Keita since last summer, leaving many to wonder if Kentucky was still even in the picture.
KSRās Jacob Polacheck shared an update on Friday that says Kentucky is still very much in the picture, even doing Zoom calls with him, and that the option to be in the 2026 class is still on the table. So for now, he can be on Kentuckyās recruiting board for next season.
Last summer, 247 Sportsā Travis Branham said that Keita would be a 5-star prospect in either the 2026 or 2027 class.
Sayon Keita is being recruited by Kentucky, Kansas, Duke, UConn, and North Carolina.
It is unclear if Sayon Keita will remain in the 2027 class or reclassify to 2026.
Sayon Keita is a native of Bamako, Mali.
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In a separate article, On3ās Jamie Shaw said that Duke and Kentucky were the schools he was watching for Keita.
With Malachi Moreno and Reece Potter being the only centers committed for next season, itās imperative that Kentucky adds at least one more true center prospect for next season. The Wildcats will likely try to get someone out of the transfer portal to fill that spot, but if nothing materializes, perhaps weāll see a bigger push to get Keita in Lexington for next season.
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