UK Basketball Recruiting

Hear from UK commit Robert Dillingham. And other UK basketball recruiting links.

Team CP3’s Robert Dillingham (1) drives the ball into the paint during the first day of the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League session on Saturday, May 28, 2022, at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky.
Team CP3’s Robert Dillingham (1) drives the ball into the paint during the first day of the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League session on Saturday, May 28, 2022, at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky.

From small-town Hickory, North Carolina, Robert Dillingham has made it to the biggest of stages.

The 2023 Kentucky men’s basketball commit is currently in his second season at Donda Academy (a high-profile private school in California opened by Ye, formerly known as Kanye West) before coming to Lexington next year.

A shifty point guard, Dillingham boasts impressive ball-handling skills and an array of tough finishing moves at the rim.

Ahead of his senior season at Donda Academy, Dillingham spoke with Tyler Glazier, a senior analyst at Pro Insight Basketball, as part of the Pro Insight Q&A series.

Among the items discussed in the interview are when Dillingham realized he could be a high-level recruit, what his strengths and weaknesses are as a basketball player and what led him to choose Kentucky for college.

The full interview is below.

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This story was originally published October 20, 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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