What’s going on with Kentucky basketball recruiting? Top links from the Next Cats blog.
The Kentucky men’s basketball season is now underway, with the program holding its first practices last week and the countdown well underway for Big Blue Madness, which is set for Oct. 14 inside Rupp Arena.
Tickets for the event have sold out.
Underscoring this excitement was the return of the Big Blue Madness campout over the weekend, which featured more than 100 tents set up outside Memorial Coliseum to get tickets to the annual event that serves as the kickoff for the UK men’s and women’s basketball seasons.
But this was also the start of an important series of recruiting weekends for Kentucky and the college basketball world at-large.
The Cats are expected to host several key class of 2023 recruits for Big Blue Madness is two weeks’ time — including Aaron Bradshaw and DJ Wagner — and head coach John Calipari spent time late last week visiting a sophomore big man from Pennsylvania.
In addition, the weekend provided several recruiting updates on top players in upcoming classes, several of whom are high on Kentucky’s recruiting board.
Top Kentucky basketball recruiting links
Schedule Out: Here’s the complete 2022-23 UK basketball schedule
Campout returns: Big Blue Madness campout returns to UK
What to expect from Onyenso: Preseason hype about newest UK player
Younger brother of former UK star to visit for Big Blue Madness
Karter Knox impresses during weekend event
UK recruit Travis Perry plans to cut his college list soon
UK coaches visit class of 2025 big man from Pennsylvania
Top class of 2025 point guard has Kentucky interest
Top Wildcat recruit hopes to lock in a visit to UK
UK recruit Tahaad Pettiford updates recruitment
Ron Holland, other potential UK recruits impress at Texas event
Ron Holland not planning to visit UK again before decision
Ron Holland likely to wait until spring to make decision
UK recruit postpones visit to North Carolina
Rivals podcast discussion about Kentucky recruits set to visit
UK expected to visit class of 2025 center
Updated On3 class of 2024 recruiting rankings
Tre Johnson remains No. 1 in updated On3 rankings
Aaron Bradshaw and DJ Wagner have season opener announced
Updating recruitment of five-star guard with Louisville interest
Louisville offers top class of 2024 center
Recruiting roundup, including a planned visit to Louisville
Denny Crum Hall officially dedicated at U of L
Class of 2023 power forward commits to SEC school
NBA’s G-League Ignite lands another top recruit
Top projected 2023 NBA Draft picks to play each other soon
CBS Sports early college basketball rankings
Updated NCAA Tournament bracketology keeps UK as 1-seed
This story was originally published October 3, 2022 at 7:00 AM.
