UK Basketball Recruiting

What’s going on with Kentucky basketball recruiting? Top links from the Next Cats blog.

John Calipari and the Kentucky Wildcats will begin the 2022-23 college basketball season on Nov. 7 against Howard.
John Calipari and the Kentucky Wildcats will begin the 2022-23 college basketball season on Nov. 7 against Howard. UK Athletics

While the Kentucky football season hits a crescendo with upcoming games against Tennessee, Georgia and the in-state rivalry matchup against Louisville, excitement is also growing for the upcoming UK men’s basketball season.

The Cats held their team media day on Tuesday afternoon, and UK’s first exhibition against Missouri Western State is slated for Sunday night.

All the while, preparation continues for future college basketball seasons.

Here’s the biggest news in college basketball recruiting from the past few days.

Top Kentucky basketball recruiting links

High expectations: What should be expected from UK’s Adou Thiero?

Breakout candidate: It’s Jacob Toppin’s time to shine for Kentucky

Scoring punch: Antonio Reeves brings sharpshooting qualities to Wildcats

Surprise recruiter: Reed Sheppard encourages peers to come to UK

Free points: Could this be Kentucky’s best free-throw shooting team ever?

Cason Wallace will need to produce for Kentucky this season

Class of 2023 UK recruit has school year canceled

Basketball fallout from the closure of Ye’s Donda Academy

Off the court with UK commit Robert Dillingham

Elite class of 2025 prospect talks Kentucky interest

UK target Boogie Fland is taking an official visit to North Carolina

New DJ Wagner highlights ahead of senior season

Explosive class of 2024 small forward talks Kentucky offer

Two high schools featuring UK commits, recruits to play in January

Two top class of 2024 UK recruits to play in November in Dallas

Former UK player out as head coach at Manhattan College

Louisville must get this top college basketball prospect

Class of 2023 point guard set for Louisville visit

Louisville in contact with junior standout from New Zealand

Loaded schedule for the Spalding Hoophall Classic, featuring UK recruits

Five college basketball coaches on the hot seat

Most underrated and overrated teams in 2022-23 preseason Coaches Poll

College basketball’s best transfers for the upcoming season

2023 March Madness: Men’s NCAA tournament schedule, dates, times

NCAA council introduces proposals on official visits, coaching limits

This story was originally published October 27, 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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