NextCats | UK basketball and football recruiting news
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UK basketball and football recruiting coverage from the Lexington Herald-Leader/Kentucky.com.
NextCats | UK basketball and football recruiting news
3y ago
Kentucky released its basketball prospectus for the upcoming 2020-21 season Thursday morning, and it included a little surprise. UK has sent in a transfer waiver request for sophomore Jacob Toppin, who joined the Wildcats’ program earlier this year after playing one season at Rhode Island. It was announced when Toppin transferred to Kentucky that he ..read more
NextCats | UK basketball and football recruiting news
3y ago
Hey everybody, We’re only a few weeks away from (fingers crossed) the start of the Kentucky basketball season, and things are heating up on the recruiting trail with the early signing period coming next month. Any questions about this season’s Wildcats? Olivier Sarr? The incoming freshmen and how they fit on this roster? How about ..read more
NextCats | UK basketball and football recruiting news
3y ago
Longtime Rivals.com national recruiting analyst Eric Bossi has made the move to 247Sports, and he revealed his first Crystal Ball prediction at his new gig Monday morning. It’s good news for Kentucky. Bossi — one of the most respected recruiting analysts in the country — is predicting that five-star point guard Hunter Sallis will ultimately ..read more
NextCats | UK basketball and football recruiting news
3y ago
A familiar name tops the first class of 2023 rankings from 247Sports. Dajuan Wagner Jr. — the son of Dajuan Wagner and grandson of Milt Wagner — is No. 1 on the initial list of the top 50 players in the 2023 class, 247Sports announced Wednesday. Wagner will be a sophomore at Camden High School ..read more
NextCats | UK basketball and football recruiting news
3y ago
It’s difficult to move up too much once a player is already near the top of the recruiting rankings, but longtime Kentucky target Skyy Clark still managed to rise in the latest update from Rivals.com. Clark — a 6-foot-3 point guard in the Nashville area — moved from No. 16 to No. 13 overall in ..read more
NextCats | UK basketball and football recruiting news
3y ago
The NCAA announced Wednesday night that the ongoing dead period for recruiting has been extended through Jan. 1, meaning college coaches will not be permitted to have in-person contact with prospective recruits for the rest of the calendar year. This move has been expected for months, and no in-person recruiting has been permitted since March ..read more
NextCats | UK basketball and football recruiting news
3y ago
The Tipton Edits Twitter account, which is popular with top basketball recruits and is often the first place where prospects reveal their college decisions, dropped several recruiting predictions in a tweet Tuesday night. Those predictions included two top Kentucky targets — point guard Hunter Sallis and small forward Bryce Hopkins — picking the Wildcats, who ..read more
NextCats | UK basketball and football recruiting news
3y ago
For the past few months, many in basketball recruiting circles have been predicting that Jaden Hardy and Skyy Clark — both five-star guards — would ultimately commit to Kentucky. That narrative could be changing. Rivals.com national analyst Corey Evans, who previously had predictions in for Kentucky for both players, is now picking UCLA for Hardy ..read more
NextCats | UK basketball and football recruiting news
3y ago
After snagging arguably the best point guard in the 2021 class and one year removed from a nationally ranked recruiting haul, Tennessee appears on the verge of more good fortune. Predictions in favor of the Volunteers for two high-profile basketball prospects in the class of 2021 have been coming in over the past week. Rivals.com ..read more
NextCats | UK basketball and football recruiting news
3y ago
Top 25 national frontcourt prospect Daimion Collins is the latest recipient of a Kentucky scholarship offer. Collins — a 6-foot-9 forward from Atlanta, Texas — received the offer from the Wildcats on Wednesday night. The highly athletic prospect from the class of 2021 recently emerged on UK’s recruiting radar, and Kentucky assistant coach Joel Justus ..read more