Nasir Anderson’s recruitment is picking up speed, and Kentucky is right in the middle of it.
The five-star point guard in the class of 2027 has trimmed his list to 10 schools, and now he has official visits lined up with eight of them. One of those stops will be Lexington, where Anderson is scheduled to visit Kentucky on Oct. 5, just a few days after Big Blue Madness.
Anderson, a 6-foot-3 guard from Prolific Prep in Florida, sits at No. 7 overall in the Rivals Industry Ranking. His fall visit calendar is stacked: Providence on Sept.
4, Virginia on Sept. 11, Syracuse on Sept.
19, USC on Sept. 24, Kentucky on Oct.
5, Georgia on Oct. 9, Tennessee on Oct. 15 and North Carolina on Oct.
UConn, Indiana and Florida are also among his top 10, though none of those programs currently have official visits scheduled. USC was not in his original top 10, but it will get an official visit next month.
Kentucky has been involved with Anderson for a while now. The Wildcats started reaching out last June and followed with an offer that September.
Assistant coach Mikhail McLean has been the lead recruiter for UK, and Anderson told KSR+ in December that Kentucky was the school contacting him most often. Head coach Mark Pope has also been part of the mix.
Anderson’s path has included a move from Norcross, Georgia, where he started his high school career, to Prolific Prep for his junior season. He played there alongside several five-stars in 2025-26 and has also been a regular with Team USA, helping the Americans win gold at the 2025 FIBA U16 AmeriCup. A hip injury kept him out of most of the AAU season this summer, but he is expected to be ready for his senior year.
Rivals’ Jamie Shaw described Anderson this way last month: “Anderson is an aggressive guard at the point of attack,” wrote Rivals’ Jamie Shaw last month. “Much of what allows him to be so aggressive is his physicality; he is in the 6-foot-3, 215 range.
With his sturdy frame, huge hands, and lengthy arms, Anderson also has incredible balance. The lefty has a solid feel and is an aggressive defensive presence guarding the ball.
While not a good shooter, he is unique, and we all know how much I like unique.”
Kentucky is still working on several 2027 point guards as it builds around committed shooting guard Ryan Hampton, who is ranked No. 21 nationally. The Wildcats may also have point guards Zoom Diallo and Mason Williams back for the 2027-28 season, but Pope is clearly keeping the board wide open with Anderson and other targets.
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