Kobi Simmons to Visit Kentucky, Xavier

Kobi Simmons, a 6-foot-5 combo guard from Alpharetta (GA) St. Francis, has set two official visits for later this summer.

Big news from 5-star PG Kobi Simmons. Taking official visit to Kentucky on August 28th followed by Xavier on September 4th.
— Dan McDonald (@DMcDonaldRivals) July 8, 2015

As for Kentucky, Simmons reportedly said, “I’m their guy,” according to one Kentucky Twitter site.

The No. 1 point guard in the Class of 2016 according to 247Sports.com, Simmons is being courted by a Who’s Who of schools, including Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio State, Georgia, Arizona, Kansas and Syracuse, among others.

Written by Adam Zagoria

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