Big welcome for Big Z: Social media reacts to Kentucky basketball securing 7-footer
Big Blue Nation expressed relief and excitement Wednesday morning upon receiving the breaking news that international basketball recruit Zvonimir Ivišić was accepted as a student at the University of Kentucky.
Ivišić — a 7-foot-2 center from Croatia — was a late addition to the Cats’ 2023-24 roster, committing to Kentucky on Aug. 1 amid major frontcourt questions for UK’s upcoming season. Fellow freshman Aaron Bradshaw and sophomore big man Ugonna Onyenso both suffered foot injuries this offseason and had medical procedures in June and July, respectively, that raised concerns that one or both might not be ready for the start of the season.
You can read more here about the saga surrounding Ivišić’s acceptance along with a look at how things should play out now in terms of his arrival in Lexington and his starting practice with the Wildcats.
Below, sample some of Wednesday’s reaction from social media to the news about “Big Z.”