John Calipari is not worried that his highly touted incoming recruit, Skal Labissiere, has yet to receive NCAA clearance to play basketball.

The Kentucky head men's basketball coach told ESPN he has experienced this kind of issue before, and as recently as last year with multiple players. A six-foot-10 center from Haiti, Labissiere is the second overall prospect on the 2015 ESPN 100 and could well be a lottery selection in the NBA Draft next spring.

"No, I've said it before there are probably 50 to 60 kids who went through it and there are probably 15 more going through it now,'' Calipari said. "Last year we had five going through this at this stage, meaning our team. And so we're comfortable where this is for him right now. He's good."

The Wildcats open their season against Albany on Nov. 12, but NCAA rules do permit Labissiere to practice with the team while he awaits a decision. Calipari gave off a similar unconcerned sentiment at Kentucky's Media Day event last week, The Lexington Herald Leader reported.

"A couple of them got cleared a week before the (first) game," he told reporters of his players who last season awaited the NCAA to clear them.

ESPN previously reported that the NCAA is investigating Labiserre's relationship with his guardian, Gerald Hamilton. Labissiere left Haiti after the country experienced its catastrophic earthquake and established residence in the U.S. in the Memphis area.

After playing basketball at two different high schools, he was ruled ineliglbe ahead of his senior season and wound up playing for a team affiliated with Hamilton's nonprofit foundation, Reach Your Dreams Prep. Deadspin has a complete rundown of the situation.

CBS Sports learned NCAA investigators are seeking an interview with Keith Easterwood in regards to Hamilton and his relationship with Labissiere. Easterwood told CBS Sports about a year ago that Hamilton asked him point blank "How can I make money off of a basketball player?"

In an interview on CBS Sports' Garry Parrish's Memphis-area radio show, Calipari indicated he does not believe Hamilton's alleged activities will affect Labissiere's status. He said he has fielded questions similar to the one Easterwood did.

"Over the years, it's not uncommon (to be asked) 'How do I get a shoe deal?'" he said. "I get people who call me because they have a relationship. Because they think they have a good player. People ask, 'How do I get paid for this?'

"I've never stepped over the line and tried to pimp a kid. But I get those calls all the time."