Next Cats Blog

More Kentucky basketball recruiting links: Several analysts say UK for Cason Wallace

Cason Wallace, left, has emerged as a five-star guard in the recruiting class of 2022.
Cason Wallace, left, has emerged as a five-star guard in the recruiting class of 2022. For The Dallas Morning News

A little more than a week after his official visit to Kentucky, five-star combo guard Cason Wallace still appears destined for the Wildcats.

Wallace — a 6-foot-4 prospect from Richardson, Texas — is also considering Tennessee and Texas, but UK has all of the momentum. On Monday morning, Rivals.com posted a roundtable with its top analysts, and all three predicted that Wallace would ultimately commit to UK. Over the weekend, Texas-based 247Sports recruiting analyst Brandon Jenkins also predicted Kentucky as Wallace’s destination. That prediction came two days after 247Sports analyst Travis Branham logged a Crystal Ball pick in favor of the Cats on Wallace’s page.

A college announcement from Wallace is currently scheduled for Nov. 7, though a commitment could come before that date. Rivals.com ranks Wallace as the No. 10 recruit in the 2022 class.

Top Kentucky basketball recruiting links:

Huge commitment: No. 1 recruit Shaedon Sharpe has committed to Kentucky

Another big prediction: Kentucky the leader for top-10 recruit Chris Livingston

Five-star guard Nick Smith Jr. is no longer considering Kentucky as an option

UK target Chris Livingston breaks down his final four ahead of October decision

Chris Livingston: Memphis insider predicts UK | Visit to Memphis is postponed

2022 aggregate NBA mock draft: Debut ranking of all the notable prospects

Boogie Fland might be one of the most electric players in the class of 2024

SEC news: Vanderbilt picked up a commitment from a class of 2022 recruit

CBS Sports: The big winners and losers for this college basketball offseason

More recruiting links: Five-star recruit who visited UK no longer listing Cats

This story was originally published September 6, 2021 at 1:35 PM.

Ben Roberts
Lexington Herald-Leader
Ben Roberts is the University of Kentucky men’s basketball beat writer for the Lexington Herald-Leader. He has previously specialized in UK basketball recruiting coverage and created and maintained the Next Cats blog. He is a Franklin County native and first joined the Herald-Leader in 2006. Support my work with a digital subscription
Get one year of unlimited digital access for $159.99
#ReadLocal

Only 44¢ per day

SUBSCRIBE NOW