UK Basketball Recruiting

Where did UK prospects land in 2023 rankings? And other top basketball recruiting links.

Camden’s Aaron Bradshaw is shown against Milton during a high school basketball game at the Hoophall Classic, Monday, January 17, 2022, in Springfield, MA. (AP Photo/Gregory Payan)
Camden’s Aaron Bradshaw is shown against Milton during a high school basketball game at the Hoophall Classic, Monday, January 17, 2022, in Springfield, MA. (AP Photo/Gregory Payan) AP

Updated recruiting rankings for the class of 2023 were released this week by both 247Sports and Rivals, and plenty of movement occurred among players with Kentucky connections.

One of the biggest risers was center Aaron Bradshaw, a Kentucky target who is now in the Top 10 of both rankings. Bradshaw is now No. 8 in the Rivals150 rankings (having previously been No. 10) and No. 4 in the 247Sports rankings (having previously been No. 11).

One of the biggest drops occurred to in-state Kentucky commit Reed Sheppard. The shooting guard came in at No. 22 in the updated Rivals rankings and No. 44 in the new 247Sports rankings.

Sheppard, the son of two former UK basketball players, dropped more than 20 spots in the new 247Sports rankings.

Top Kentucky basketball recruiting links

New Rivals150 class of 2023 rankings

New 247Sports class of 2023 rankings

New Rivals Class of 2023 position rankings

Top risers in new 247Sports class of 2023 rankings

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Drop in recruiting rankings could motivate DJ Wagner

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This story was originally published August 24, 2022 at 7:00 AM.

Cameron Drummond
Lexington Herald-Leader
Cameron Drummond works as a sports reporter for the Lexington Herald-Leader with a focus on Kentucky men’s basketball recruiting and the UK men’s basketball team, horse racing, soccer and other sports in Central Kentucky. Drummond is a second-generation American who was born and raised in Texas, before graduating from Indiana University. He is a fluent Spanish speaker who previously worked as a community news reporter in Austin, Texas. Support my work with a digital subscription
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