As part of the changes to this year's recruiting calendar, USA Basketball is hosting a July training camp for dozens of top-ranked prospects across all high school classes, and college coaches will be permitted to attend the showcase in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Saturday and Sunday.
This will be the final evaluation event of the summer _ the "quiet period" begins Aug. 1 _ and programs are allowed to send no more than two coaches to this weekend's USA Basketball camp. The Herald-Leader has learned that John Calipari and assistant coach Tony Barbee are expected to represent Kentucky, and they'll have plenty of targets to keep an eye on.
The list of invitees includes a couple of longtime UK targets _ Sharife Cooper and Isaiah Todd _ as well as several other players in the 2020 class still hoping for a scholarship offer from the Wildcats.
Calipari has issued nearly a dozen offers to recruits from that class, but he's still evaluating in this cycle, and the USA camp could lead to additional offers in the coming days. Here's who Calipari and Barbee are likely to pay special attention to this weekend: