UK Basketball Recruiting

Justin Edwards and Reed Sheppard face off, and other top links from the Next Cats blog.

Class of 2023 Kentucky men’s basketball signee Justin Edwards plays during the Under Armour Next Elite 24 event in August in Chicago.
Class of 2023 Kentucky men’s basketball signee Justin Edwards plays during the Under Armour Next Elite 24 event in August in Chicago. Under Armour

From the highly anticipated Scholastic Play by Play Classic in Louisville — which featured a showdown between class of 2023 UK signees Justin Edwards and Reed Sheppard — to other prestigious high school basketball holiday tournaments around the country, it was a busy weekend for basketball recruits with connections to Kentucky.

Catch up on it all.

Top Kentucky Basketball Recruiting Links

Game by game: Is Kentucky basketball actually improving this season?

Holiday hoops: How to follow UK basketball recruits in holiday showcase events

Justin vs. Reed: Edwards and Sheppard battle in matchup of UK signees

Justin vs. Reed 2: What did showcase matchup of UK signees tell us?

Captain Jack: UK recruit Ian Jackson is nearing a college decision

Takeaways from the Kentucky Play by Play Classic

Sheppard speaks after playing against fellow UK signee Justin Edwards

Class of 2024 UK recruit Ian Jackson flashes scoring potential

Ian Jackson previews upcoming visit to North Carolina

Highlights of Ian Jackson at Hoophall West in Arizona

UK recruit Travis Perry continues impressive scoring stretch

Class of 2024 in-state power forward racking up early SEC offers

Class of 2025 in-state guard hopes to hear from Kentucky

Class of 2025 guard with UK offer drops 40 points

Top-30 player in class of 2024 discusses top five schools

Standouts from the New York Hoops festival

King of the Bluegrass high school basketball tournament preview

City of Palms Classic high school basketball tournament preview

Inside Louisville basketball’s disastrous start with Kenny Payne

This story was originally published December 12, 2022 at 8:00 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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