Kentucky has landed another major name on its official visit calendar.
Nasir Anderson, a 2027 top-10 prospect and five-star point guard, has set his official visit to Lexington for the weekend of Big Blue Madness on Oct. 5. The Wildcats were already in his recently released top 10, and now they’ll get a closer look when one of the class’ best lead guards comes through campus.
Anderson’s top 10 also includes UConn, North Carolina, Indiana, Florida, Providence, Georgia, Tennessee and Virginia. With several visits still ahead, those trips should help bring more clarity to where things stand in his recruitment.
The summer didn’t go the way Anderson wanted, though. An injury ended his AAU season early, and he’s now shifting his attention to his high school season and a full fall schedule of basketball and visits. A decision date is still up in the air.
In a recent interview with 247 Sports, Anderson spoke positively about Kentucky and coach Mark Pope: "It is a great program, a blue blood. I would love to play for a team like that, so I'm keeping them in mind. Coach Pope has been great during the recruiting process."
247 Sports’ Adam Finkelstein offered a detailed scouting report on Anderson, calling him "A lefty power guard who plays with a distinct downhill style, Anderson can bully his way to the rim more effectively than arguably any other guard in the national class. He’s built almost like a football player, with a tremendously powerful upper body, good positional size, and long arms, which allows him to initiate, and then absorb, all types of contact going to his dominant side.
He’s virtually unstoppable with the ball in the open court, and while he looks physically mature, he’s actually young for his grade, having turned 17 in July before his senior year. Beyond his physicality, Anderson has a tight handle, terrific balance, and body control, both on the ground and in mid-air, along with an advanced lay-up package and the vertical explosiveness to rise-up when he has momentum."
Anderson has also been producing at the NextGen Finals in Athens, where he has helped lead adidas 3SSB to a 2-0 start. The 6-foot-4 point guard is averaging 18.5 points, 10 assists and 8 rebounds per game.
Kentucky now gets its turn with a top point guard it has been tracking for some time.
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