UK targets abound at Indianapolis EYBL event this weekend

Kentucky coach John Calipari has taken no breaks since the end of the season, and things are just heating up for the Cats.

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UK's coaching staff was spread across the country last week watching the nation's top 2017 and 2018 players and will do more of the same this weekend.

Indianapolis is hosting this week's Nike EYBL session and several new and old UK targets with offers will be playing in front of John Calipari in the Hoosier State.

This week UK offered Kevin Knox, Tremont Waters and Hamidou Diallo all from the 2017 class. All three players will be in Indy this weekend.

Kentucky's offer to Kevin Knox came as no surprise. One of the top forwards in the class, Knox has offers from major programs across the country and seems to have the most interest in ACC programs.

UK's offer to Tremont Waters marks the second point guard the Cats have offered in 2017. Waters joins Trae Young as potential De'Aaron Fox replacements in 2017. Waters is a smaller point guard but a solid scorer and a great distributor.

Hamidou Diallo may have been the most predictable offer the Cats gave out last week. UK has watched and spoken with Diallo for sometime and watched him in Brooklyn all last weekend. Expect UK to do more of the same this weekend. Diallo may have the Cats at the top, or near the top of his list.

Here's a list of the players with UK offers that will be playing in Indianapolis this weekend:

DeAndre Ayton - No. 1, 7-foot, 250-pound Center (California Supreme)

Michael Porter - No. 2, 6-foot-8, 190-pound Forward (Mokan Elite)

Mohamed Bamba - No. 3, 6-foot-11, 205-pound Forward (PSA Cardinals)

Wendell Carter - No. 4, 6-foot-10, 246-pound Forward (Georgia Stars)

Kevin Knox - No. 7, 6-foot-8, 197-pound Forward (E1T1)

Hamidou Diallo - No. 10, 6-foot-4, 180-pound Shooting Guard (The Rens)

Jarred Vanderbilt - No. 11, 6-foot-8, 200-pound Forward (Houston Hoops)

Trae Young - No. 13, 6-foot-1, 170-pound Point Guard (Mokan Elite)

Brian Bowen - No. 14, 6-foot-6, 175-pound Small Forward (MeanStreets)- No UK offer yet.

Gary Trent Jr. - No. 15, 6-foot-4, 180-pound Shooting Guard (Howard Pulley)

John Petty - No. 17, 6-foot-5, 180-pound Shooting Guard (We All Can Go)

Nicholas Richards- No. 19, 6-foot-10, 225-pound Center (Expressions Elite)

P.J. Washington- No. 23, 6-foot-7, 200-pound Forward (Team Penny)

Tremont Waters- No. 47, 5-foot-11, 160-pound Point Guard (Expressions Elite)

The action starts Friday night at 6 p.m. and lasts until Sunday. Fans are allowed to attend. The Nike EYBL will setup at Jonathan Byrd's Fieldhouse at Grand Park.