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Four-star guard says UK fans 'just crazy' in good way

Steve Jones
@stevejones_cj

Four-star 2016 point guard Kobi Simmons of Alpharetta, Ga., sa at the NBPA Top 100 camp earlier this month that he plans to take visits to Kentucky, Kansas, Duke and Missouri at some point, although he had determined no dates.

Simmons, who plays for the Atlanta Celtics club, already visited UK for last year's Big Blue Madness. How would he describe the trip?

"What can I say is loud," he said. "It was loud just for me visiting. I had one tweet go out, and then 50 million tweets starting going out (about that tweet). … Still to this day people just tweet to me randomly and Instagram 'BBN' and comment on my pictures. Their fans are just crazy."

Simmons, who is ranked No. 28 nationally by Rivals and is one of the more electric players in his class, doesn't have a UK offer but John Calipari called him on June 15.

"My interest level is high obviously, but I'm still open so I'm not just focusing on them," he said. "I'm focusing on every school and what that school can provide in the future."

Simmons said Alabama, California and Wake Forest also contacted him on June 15, and he received mail from North Carolina.

He's also taken visits to Alabama, Georgia and Georgia Tech.

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