Calipari gives out more Kentucky offers, plus the top UK basketball recruiting links
Following the first July basketball recruiting period, Kentucky Wildcats Coach John Calipari continues to look toward the future with two new scholarship offers for top prospects in the 2024 class.
On Wednesday night, point guards Boogie Fland and Tahaad Pettiford became the latest recipients of UK offers. Fland helped lead the USA Basketball U17 team to a FIBA gold medal in Spain, an event that Calipari traveled to see in person. Fland, who is the No. 13 overall player in the 247Sports composite rankings, was second on Team USA with 3.6 assists per game and had a total of just three turnovers in 89 minutes of play at the event.
Pettiford is No. 42 in the 2024 composite rankings but should be due for a major bump after a productive spring and summer that has clearly caught Kentucky’s attention. The Jersey City, N.J. playmaker has picked up previous scholarship offers from Auburn, Maryland, UConn, UCLA and several other major programs.
Fland and Pettiford are the sixth and seventh rising juniors to pick up UK scholarship offers this summer, joining in-state combo guard Travis Perry, shooting guards Isaiah Elohim, Ian Jackson and Tre Johnson, as well as wing Karter Knox.
Top Kentucky basketball recruiting links
Elite 2023 point guard Freddie Dilione: ‘I want Kentucky to offer’
More on the recruitment of Freddie Dilione, a top 2023 scorer
Video: DJ Wagner on college, his FIBA experience and more
A couple of star recruits say UK was ‘dream school’ growing up
Tweet: Stanford is latest to offer in-state UK target Travis Perry
Watch: New video of 2023 star Xavier Booker, a possible UK target
Is No. 1 recruit GG Jackson set to be UNC’s first-ever decommitment?
Top-ranked center Baye Fall talks Auburn visit, updates recruitment
Five-star guard Jamari Phillips is getting close with Kenny Payne
More Next Cats links: UK recruiting news from earlier in the week
This story was originally published July 14, 2022 at 7:00 AM.
