New Crystal Ball picks for top Kentucky targets. And more UK basketball recruiting links.
Some new Crystal Ball picks for a handful of Kentucky basketball recruiting targets rolled in over the weekend, but none went in favor of the Wildcats.
247Sports analyst Travis Branham logged a “pro” pick for five-star wing Matas Buzelis, who is considering the G League along with Kentucky, Florida State, North Carolina and Wake Forest. Branham told the Herald-Leader earlier this month that he was leaning toward the G League being the most likely destination for Buzelis, who earned a UK offer in December, and now he’s made a “high” confidence pick to back that up.
Branham also logged a new pick Saturday in favor of Arizona for five-star forward Kwame Evans Jr., who earned an offer from Kentucky last fall. The Pac-12 Wildcats have emerged in recent weeks as a favorite for Evans, and Arizona inside Jason Scheer also logged a pro-Zona pick for Evans on Saturday night.
Meanwhile, Scheer made a prediction in favor of UCLA for Kentucky target Andrej Stojakovic, who earned an offer from UK in April and visited the Bruins last week. Notably, that’s the first prediction on Stojakovic’s Crystal Ball page.
Top Kentucky basketball recruiting links
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USA camp notes on UK targets Ron Holland, Ian Jackson, Karter Knox
On3.com: Ian Jackson has been the standout player at USA camp
Takeaways following the first cut at USA Basketball U17 camp
New Jersey outshining New York with high school b-ball talent
Major Kentucky target Robert Dillingham will announce this week
A closer look at the new top 5 from Kentucky target Ron Holland
Kentucky and Louisville watch DJ Wagner and Aaron Bradshaw
Notes from USA camp on UK targets Ian Jackson, Tahaad Pettiford
Sports Illustrated updates Top 25 rankings for the 2022-23 season
Notes on Kentucky targets Tre Johnson, Ian Jackson and DJ Wagner
Q&A with 2023 big man Xavier Booker, who is now on UK’s radar
2024 star Isaiah Elohim was shocked to earn a Kentucky offer
UK offer could still be a game-changer for 2023 big Isaiah Miranda
Major UK target Ian Jackson lands a new offer from North Carolina
Milan Momcilovic includes Louisville in top six (UK didn’t offer)
More Next Cats links: UK sent out several new offers last week
This story was originally published June 20, 2022 at 10:03 AM.
