Enes Kanter practiced with his Kentucky teammates on Thursday and the school is hoping he will be allowed to practice next week.

To do that, Kanter will need to get another waiver from the NCAA while his amateur status is being investigated, Kentucky spokesperson DeWayne Peevy told ESPN.com Friday.

Calipari said he fully believes Kanter is an amateur.

The NCAA is reviewing the 6-foot-11 center's eligibility based on whether he received expenses beyond what is considered necessary while playing for a club team in Turkey in 2008-09 prior to his year in an American high school.

Kentucky has contended that Kanter chose not to play for the Turkish national team and turn down a separate professional contract.

Over the past three seasons, John Calipari has coached Derrick Rose, Tyreke Evans and John Wall during their freshman seasons. Rose and Evans went on to win the Rookie of the Year award and Wall is considered the prohibitive favorite in 10-11.

Calipari's new elite freshman is Brandon Knight, who has embraced comparisons to those players.

?I've been getting (the comparisons) already, and I kind of embrace them,? Knight said. ?Being compared to them, to me, is a positive. Those are guys who are doing great things at the next level right now.?