Keldon Johnson is one of the top players in the class of 2018 and it looks like he has started to take unofficial visits as he was on Kentucky's campus on Tuesday according to Scout. There hadn't been any rumors or reports about a possible visit so it was very much a surprise.
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2018 five-star wing Keldon Johnson took an unofficial visit to Kentucky today, per a source.
— Evan Daniels (@EvanDaniels) August 22, 2017
And it looks like they got confirmation from Johnson himself. He also said that he got a surprise of his own:
Keldon Johnson just told Scout that Kentucky offered him a scholarship during his unofficial visit today. https://t.co/YmbqIHdt4M
— Evan Daniels (@EvanDaniels) August 22, 2017
The 6'6", 205-pound shooting guard is ranked as the No. 2 player at his position and No. 12 player overall by ESPN. He also has offers from Indiana, Florida, Louisville, Ohio State and UCLA among others. Getting an offer from Kentucky is on another level though with the way coach John Calipari gets players to the pros and does it so quickly.
Here are some of his highlights: