UK Basketball Recruiting

Aaron Bradshaw and DJ Wagner star in Frankfort, and other top UK basketball recruiting links

Kentucky signee DJ Wagner scored 18 points in Camden’s victory over Combine Academy of North Carolina in Frankfort on Friday night.
Kentucky signee DJ Wagner scored 18 points in Camden’s victory over Combine Academy of North Carolina in Frankfort on Friday night. swalker@herald-leader.com

Short of an actual commitment, it’s hard to find a weekend with as much Kentucky basketball recruiting news as the one that just took place.

The Wildcats saw two members of their star-studded 2023 recruiting class play a game in Kentucky, one of those players announced to a packed Rupp Arena crowd, and the foundation was laid for a 2024 recruitment.

From the on-court exploits of Aaron Bradshaw and DJ Wagner on Friday night in Frankfort, to hosting one of their Camden (N.J.) High School teammates on an official visit earlier in the week, there’s plenty for Wildcats fans to catch up on.

Additionally, there were more impressive high school performances from two of Kentucky’s top in-state recruits, as well as the development of an SEC rival putting together a stacked 2024 recruiting class.

Top Kentucky basketball recruiting links

Pettiford commits: 2024 UK recruit picks another SEC school

Sports figure of the year: Could Perry, Sheppard win in 2023?

Rupp reacts: DJ Wagner honored at UK game

UK signee Reed Sheppard leads North Laurel to top seed

UK recruit Travis Perry sets KHSAA three-point record

A pair of 2025 recruits were at UK vs. Kansas last weekend

UK hosts Camden’s Billy Richmond for unofficial visit

Richmond, five-star Trentyn Flowers take unofficial visits to Louisville

Flowers talks recruitment by Louisville, others

Louisville signee Curtis Williams takes unofficial visit

Takeaways from Friday night’s Camden vs. Combine showdown

Feature story on UK 2024 recruit Flory Bidunga

Auburn adds four-star guard to 2024 recruiting class

Florida gets commitment from Australian big man

This story was originally published February 6, 2023 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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