Kentucky basketball recruiting links: SEC rivals landing five-star players for 2022
The Southeastern Conference landed another big addition over the weekend with five-star forward Julian Phillips’ commitment to Louisiana State on Friday.
Phillips became the sixth top-20 recruit in the 2022 class — according to the 247Sports composite rankings — to commit to an SEC school, with Kentucky having three of those (Shaedon Sharpe, Chris Livingston and Skyy Clark) and Arkansas (Nick Smith Jr. at No. 9) and Alabama (Jaden Bradley at No. 18) landing one each. The ACC and Pac-12 (three top-20 recruits each) are next on that list, though all three of the ACC commitments have picked Duke.
There’s likely more good news ahead for the SEC, with Kentucky possibly leading for Cason Wallace (No. 7) and Adem Bona (No. 19) and Alabama possibly leading for Brandon Miller (No. 11) and Jarace Walker (No. 13). Florida has a commitment from the No. 26 recruit in the class, and Auburn and Tennessee are among those in the mix for uncommitted players in the top 40.
Vanderbilt also landed a Sunday commitment from four-star forward Colin Smith, a possible top 100 player for 2022.
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Illinois newspaper ranks UK as the No. 6 team in the country for 2021-22
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Purdue has already offered a high-flying 2025 prospect from Indiana
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This story was originally published October 11, 2021 at 7:00 AM.
