BY ALEJANDRO LOPEZ & SAM LANCE<\/p>\n
Class of 2026 guard Kayden Allen announced the remaining schools in his recruitment on Monday. The list consists of UCF, Georgia Tech, Ole Miss, Cal, Florida State, Mississippi State and Cincinnati. <\/p>\n
His announcement comes in fresh off a standout performance in his final season of summer hoops for Team Thad. The 6-foot-5 guard put up buckets at Peach Jam, averaging 20.8 points, 2.2 assists and 3.2 rebounds per game. <\/p>\n
Now that the EYBL Circuit is behind him, Allen\u2019s focus will shift towards the high school season, with his college decision looming, especially after narrowing his list down to seven. He plans to take official visits to Cal, Georgia Tech, Mississippi State and Cincinatti soon. <\/p>\n
Here is what he told ZAGSBLOG about each of his remaining schools: <\/p>\n
Cal: \u201cCoach (Mark Madsen) has been very locked in with me this past summer. Ever since I transferred to Zephyrhills, he\u2019s been coming to a lot of games and Coach Matt (Scherbenske) has been in touch a lot, one of the assistant coaches, we talk almost every week, or really every other day. And they\u2019ve just been like active, and I know that if I go to that school, the system is good for me. And I\u2019ll be able to play my game as a freshman and help him win.\u201d<\/p>\n
Georgia Tech: \u201cACC Conference, similar situation to Cal, but just closer to home. 25 minutes away from my house, and it\u2019s like I know if I wanted to stay home, that\u2019s an ideal place.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ole Miss: \u201cChris Beard is a really good coach, and I know I want to be coached by really good coaches, and I know if I get coached by him that it\u2019ll take my game to another level. Just like different stuff like off the court and some stuff on the court, like motor and stuff like that, and Coach (Wes) Flanigan is probably one of the best relationships I\u2019ve got with any coaches right now. He\u2019s been at, like all my stuff. We talk before and after everything, we are very close.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mississippi State: \u201cSimilar situation to Mississippi. Me and Coach (Patrice) Days and are super close and then Coach Chris Jans is probably one of the coolest head coaches that I\u2019m cool with right now. I speak to him a lot, way more than I speak to any other head coach. But yeah, and it\u2019s another place where, the SEC, I can go play my game and help contribute as a freshman.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cincinatti: \u201cI took an unofficial last year.\u00a0But I guess they were focused on like, you know, winning, like the season, but ever since l\u2019ve been playing good this summer, they\u2019re back on track, and I\u2019m going to start like that\u2019s going to be a serious option for me. I\u2019m going to schedule an official visit and go from there with them. But me and Coach Wes Miller have a really good relationship, and Coach Chad Dollar.\u201c<\/p>\n
Kayden Allen is the No. 48. player in the 2026 recruiting class, according to 247Sports. He hopes to make a commitment by December and expects his decision to come down to the program\u2019s system and his relationship with their coach. <\/p>\n
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