{"id":161418,"date":"2025-07-10T19:32:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T19:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/161418\/"},"modified":"2025-07-10T19:32:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T19:32:15","slug":"5-star-guard-caleb-holt-close-to-setting-kentucky-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/161418\/","title":{"rendered":"5-Star Guard Caleb Holt Close to Setting Kentucky Visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>2026 five-star guard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/rivals\/caleb-holt-174844\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Caleb Holt<\/a> is starting to get his visits set for the fall. After setting up visits to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TiptonEdits\/status\/1943040541484290432\" rel=\"nofollow\">Auburn and Alabama<\/a>, a Kentucky visit is likely to get confirmed soon. <\/p>\n<p>The 6-foot-5, 200-pound shooting guard from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/high-school\/prolific-prep-napa-ca-2806\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Prolific Prep (Huntsville, AL)<\/a> is set to visit Alabama frm October 3-5 and Auburn from October 10-12. His father, Desman told KSR+ the family is working \u201cdiligently\u201d with assistant coach Jason Hart to solidify a visit date to Kentucky. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re working on setting up a Kentucky visit,\u201d Desman said. \u201cWe\u2019ll likely have a confirmed date within the next week or so.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Holt took his first official visit to Ole Miss in April. He\u2019s taken unofficial visits to \u00a0Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Houston, Tennessee, and Vanderbilt.<\/p>\n<p>Kentucky\u2019s Recruiting Efforts<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/sites\/kentucky-wildcats\/news\/caleb-holt-father-talks-kentucky-after-in-home-visit\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kentucky was one of two schools to see Caleb Holt for an in-home visit this spring<\/a>, but UK\u2019s efforts go back far before April. Kentucky <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/teams\/kentucky-wildcats\/news\/kentuckys-mark-pope-jason-hart-extend-offer-to-2026-5-star-caleb-holt\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">offered Holt last July<\/a> and has continued its push ever since. <\/p>\n<p>Head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/rivals\/coach\/mark-pope-132332\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mark Pope<\/a> got a firsthand look at Holt, coaching him for the U19 National Team for the 2025 FIBA U19 Men\u2019s World Cup in Switzerland. Holt expressed interest in Kentucky during the U19 trials. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like my motor \u2014 like, I never stop,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usab.com\/news\/2025\/06\/thirty-one-athletes-expected-to-participate-in-2025-usa-basketball-mens-u19-national-team-training-camp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Holt told KSR at USA Training Camp in Colorado Springs.\u00a0<\/a>\u201cComing down the court, I\u2019m always gonna come at you here. If I\u2019m guarding you, I\u2019m always gonna come at you. I wear people down with my motor, that separates me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kentucky has recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/teams\/kentucky-wildcats\/news\/kentucky-not-even-really-picture-jason-crowe-jr\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">started to fade in the recruitment<\/a> of five-star guard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/rivals\/jason-crowe-jr-236711\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jason Crowe Jr.<\/a> as he nears a decision. Does this open the door for UK to make a strong push for Caleb Holt? <\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"2026 five-star guard Caleb Holt is starting to get his visits set for the fall. 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