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Guard Jasper Johnson is visiting with Mark Pope and Kentucky basketball

Shooting guard Jasper Johnson is visiting Mark Pope and Kentucky basketball on Tuesday.

It has been a busy few days for Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope, who has made a flurry of scholarship offers to players in the 2025 recruiting class. One member of the class, Jasper Johnson, is going one step further, and taking a visit with Kentucky on Tuesday.

Johnson has been a target of Kentucky for some time now, dating back to when John Calipari was the coach. He even visited Lexington back in February. Pope, however, wasn’t there yet at that time.

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A five-star recruit according to most services, Johnson is ranked as the tenth best player in the 2025 class by 247sports. He’s their number two ranked shooting guard, and has offers from most of the top programs.

Johnson is from Kentucky, and is a huge target for Pope and his staff. He is not only a top ten prospect, but he’s also a Kentucky product, and getting him in Lexington would be a very big win for the Wildcats.

Top ten 2025 guard Jasper Johnson talks about Kentucky basketball

Guard Jasper Johnson discussed his relationship with Kentucky coach Mark Pope.

Guard Jasper Johnson is a player that Kentucky basketball has been after since before the coaching change. He is from the state, and both John Calipari and Mark Pope thought he’d make a great Wildcat.

Johnson is a five-star guard, and ranked as the number ten overall recruit in 2025 by 247sports. He’s 6’4, 170 lbs and can score in bunches, and in a variety of ways.

Pope landed the top two players in the state of Kentucky for the 2024 season, and would love to land the top in-state recruit for 2025. He has been in contact with Johnson, and the soon-to-be Freshman had some nice things to say about the Wildcats coach to Kentucky Sports Radio.

Him coming in first year, he’s got high expectations, but they’ve built up a good roster and I’ll be interested to see what they do … He was in my shoes at one time, he played there. Knowing that he understands the game and that he believes in his players, as well — I know there’s a difference with the SEC, but they’ll have a good season this year.

Johnson will likely have offers from most of the top programs as the year progresses. He visited Kentucky once, but that was before Pope became the coach. He told KSR he plans to take more visits, but didn’t specify whether or not he’d visit Kentucky again.

Time will tell whether or not Johnson will end up a Wildcat. Fans would love to have him, but for now, Pope continues to build the trust with the recruit. As Johnson said:

We’re getting there.

Hubert Davis building a key relationship with five-star recruiting target

Here is how UNC basketball head coach Hubert Davis is making a difference in the recruitment of a five-star target.

As North Carolina continued to add to their 2025 recruiting big board with four offers on Monday, they still are keeping tabs on previous offers.

One prospect that UNC has shown significant interest in is five-star combo guard Jasper Johnson. The Link Academy product has decided to re-open his recruitment with recent coaching changes but even so, the Tar Heels have remained involved.

During a recent interview with Charlie Parent of Zag’s Blog, Johnson talked about his recruitment and the coaches involved. He dropped an interesting quote about Hubert Davis and how the head coach is establishing a relationship with his parents, something that could be key in his recruitment moving forward:

Meanwhile, Hubert Davis of North Carolina and Bruce Pearl of Auburn have not been forgotten as other schools see staff changes.

“Me and all the coaches at the same programs are close… Coach Pearl and Coach Davis, they’ve been talking to me and my parents, building a relationship.”

Johnson does have a total of 20 offers in his recruitment and has taken six visits so far in his recruitment. The top 10 player in the 2025 class will see his recruitment pick up as time goes on and now that it’s re-opened again, expect more teams to join the pursuit.

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Auburn set to host 2026 point guard Kota Suttle on Saturday

Suttle joins a long list of recruits that will be visiting the Plains for Auburn’s showdown with Kentucky.

Many will attend Saturday’s tilt between No. 12 Auburn and No. 20 Kentucky at Neville Arena, including several big-time recruits.

A long list of targets will be in town Saturday, including a 2026 point guard from Georgia. Jeffrey Lee of Auburn Live reports that [autotag]Kota Suttle[/autotag], a point guard from Wheeler High School in Marietta, Georgia, will visit Saturday to watch the Tigers face the Wildcats.

Suttle is new to the recruiting game, which means that he does not have a rating by any major recruiting service yet. However, he has received several offers from programs such as Georgia, Cincinnati, and George Mason. He tells Jamie Shaw of On3 that he wants to play for a program that will give him an early opportunity to make a name for himself.

“I want to go somewhere that has a rich winning history. Somewhere I can go and make an early impact, and win games, and develop me to get to the next, next level,” Suttle said. “I’m comfortable playing on the ball and off the ball, and at this point, coaches will be moving around, so I’ll look at style of play later.”

Suttle is one of six recruits that will be in town this weekend to check out the Auburn-Kentucky showdown. Several prospects joining Suttle this weekend are five-star guards [autotag]Caleb Holt[/autotag] and [autotag]Jasper Johnson[/autotag].

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Five star SG Jasper Johnson set to visit Auburn this weekend

The Jungle has a great chance to impress the talented 2025 guard this weekend as he visits the Plains for the Kentucky game.

Auburn fans have the opportunity to impress one of the top guards in the 2025 recruiting class this weekend.

According to a report by Joe Tipton of On3, 2025 five-star shooting guard [autotag]Jasper Johnson[/autotag] will be on campus this weekend for his official visit when the No. 12 Auburn Tigers host No. 20 Kentucky at Neville Arena.

The visit is crucial, as Kentucky, his hometown team, is the favorite to sign Johnson according to On3. In its Recruiting Prediction Machine, Kentucky has a 22.3% chance to earn Johnson’s signature, followed by West Virginia, North Carolina, and Auburn.

Johnson has high hopes for a career in the NBA and wants to play for a school that will allow him to play comfortably.

“Somewhere where I can play my role, play my game,” Johnson said in an interview with On3. “A coaching staff that really trusts in me and believes in me. Somewhere with a vision and a plan for me. Hopefully I can go to college for 9 months and then be a lottery (pick).”

Johnson, originally from Lexington, Kentucky, is the No. 1 player from the state of Missouri for the 2025 class by all four major recruiting outlets out of Link Academy. He is considered to be the top shooting guard for the class by ESPN, and a top-five SG by On3, 247Sports, and Rivals.

Enjoy these Jasper Johnson highlights ahead of his Auburn visit.

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5-star CG Jasper Johnson includes Auburn in top 10, schedules official visit

Auburn is a top 10 school for 5-star combo guard Jasper Johnson, who has scheduled an official visit to the Plains.

[autotag]Jasper Johnson[/autotag] is one of the top players in the 2025 recruiting class with over 25 scholarship offers to his name, but the five-star combo guard is trimming his list to 10 schools moving forward.

He announced a top 10 of Auburn, Kentucky, Missouri, Kansas, Alabama, Baylor, Louisville, North Carolina, USC, and West Virginia, Thursday on social media. The Lexington, Kentucky native also scheduled official visits to North Carolina (Feb. 3), Kentucky (Feb. 10), and Auburn (Feb. 17).

That visit will be Johnson’s first visit to the Plains and will give him a chance to see the Tigers in action. They are set to host Kentucky in what could be a top-10 matchup inside Neville Arena.

He is the No. 10 overall player and No. 2 combo guard in the 247Sports composite ranking. Playing for Link Academy in Branson, Missouri, he is also the No. 1 player from the Show-Me State.

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