UK Basketball Recruiting

Aaron Bradshaw, DJ Wagner visiting Kentucky — and other UK basketball recruiting links.

DJ Wagner visited Kentucky for Big Blue Madness last October. Wagner is expected to also be at this October’s Big Blue Madness.
DJ Wagner visited Kentucky for Big Blue Madness last October. Wagner is expected to also be at this October’s Big Blue Madness. Twitter

As the recruitment clock continues to tick down for both Aaron Bradshaw and DJ Wagner, the high school and travel basketball teammates have come to be viewed as a package deal.

Where one goes, the other likely will follow.

In that sense, Wednesday morning brought good news for Kentucky.

According to Travis Branham, a 247Sports analyst, both Bradshaw and Wagner are expected to visit Kentucky for Big Blue Madness on Oct. 14 at Rupp Arena.

Also according to Branham, the New Jersey duo are expected to be joined at Big Blue Madness by two current UK commits in the class of 2023: Justin Edwards and Reed Sheppard.

UK has three commits in the class of 2023 right now: Edwards, Sheppard and Robert Dillingham.

Bradshaw previously took an official visit to Kentucky in June. Wagner previously took an official visit to Kentucky for last year’s Big Blue Madness.

Recently, Bradshaw announced he will make his college decision on Nov. 16, while no timetable is known for Wagner’s college decision.

Another nugget of information reported by Branham that’s significant in the recruitment of both players?

Neither is expected to visit Louisville for its preseason basketball event, Louisville Live, on Oct. 21.

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More Next Cats: Top recruiting links from earlier this week.

This story was originally published September 28, 2022 at 6:15 PM.

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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