Kentucky offers '22 guard Adou Thiero following John Calipari visit

John Calipari has a new offer out in 2022 guard Adou Thiero, one of the fastest-rising (and growing) prospects in the senior class.

Thiero, a 6-foot-5 guard out of Leetsdale, PA, earned an offer from Kentucky following an in-person visit from Calipari this weekend.

“After a great home visit by (Calipari), I am blessed to receive an offer from the University of Kentucky,” Thiero announced.

After a great home visit by @UKCoachCalipari I am blessed to receive an offer from the University of Kentucky.
@QVBasketball @prospectsbball pic.twitter.com/5SC9FZAOy3

— Adou Thiero (@Adou_Thiero) March 26, 2022

Calipari went to watch Thiero play in the Pennsylvania Class 4A title game on Thursday, where the standout guard finished with 18 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks for Quaker Valley. He finished his senior season averaging 23.3 points, 10.3 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 3.9 steals and 2.3 blocks per game, ending his career with 1,624 total points. As a shooter, he knocked down 52% of his shots, 29% of his 3-pointers and 77% of his free throws this season.

Kentucky joins the likes of Duquesne and UC Santa Barbara to extend offers, with Thiero also receiving interest from Cincinnati, Indiana, Marquette, Ohio State, Pittsburgh and West Virginia, among others.

The unranked guard has grown ten inches since the start of high school, jumping from 5-7 to 6-5 between his freshman and senior seasons.

Thiero is the son of Almamy Thiero, who played for John Calipari at Memphis from 2002-05.

Almamy Thiero from my Memphis days and his 11-year-old baller Adou! pic.twitter.com/x7eFLT7cFt

— John Calipari (@UKCoachCalipari) July 23, 2015

Thiero was born in 2004 during his father’s time at Memphis. His family’s strong connection with Calipari made Kentucky a dream school from the start for the up-and-coming guard.

“I was definitely very excited (when Calipari reached out),” Thiero told Pittsburgh Sports Now earlier this month. “Kentucky was my dream school when I was a kid. I went to a Kentucky camp my freshman year and I just like the program and Coach Cal is a very good coach.”

W/ Almany Thiero & his 9-year-old son, Amadou, at camp. Almamy played for me at Memphis. Now I know I’m getting old. pic.twitter.com/cbsMqpJk3p

— John Calipari (@UKCoachCalipari) June 19, 2013

Now, Thiero has a scholarship to play for Calipari at the University of Kentucky.

Watch some of the newest Kentucky target’s most recent highlights below:

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