Recruiting for the 2025 class is heating up for Kentucky basketball. Malachi Moreno is set to make a decision Friday, Eric Reibe has set up a visit for September. Now, one of the class’s best players, Tounde Yessoufou, has scheduled a visit as well.
Yessoufou is a 6’5″, 211 lb forward from California, though he’s originally from West Africa. He’s currently ranked 20th overall in the 2025 class in 247sports composite rankings.
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Kentucky Sports Radio reports that Yessoufou will visit the Wildcats during the weekend of Big Blue Madness. Jayden Johnson is also scheduled to visit that weekend, so it could be an important few days for Mark Pope and his staff.
Yessoufou has previously expressed a special place for Kentucky basketball, which helped him fall in love with basketball. Fans hope that gives the Wildcats an edge in recruiting him.
Yessoufou recently visited Arizona, Baylor, USC, and Connecticut. He’ll also visit Tennessee before heading to Lexington.