Good news: Another point guard makes Kentucky Basketball commitment
Top recruiting expert picks Kentucky for Acaden Lewis
The buzz continues to be in favor of the Cats.
Jason Marcum has been covering the Cincinnati Bengals for Cincy Jungle since 2014 and the University of Kentucky for A Sea Of Blue since 2015.
It appears the Kentucky Wildcats are closing in on another major basketball commitment in the class of 2025.
With Jasper Johnson and Malachi Moreno already in the fold, Kentucky now has its sights set on 4-star point guard Acaden Lewis. Nearly all of the recent buzz in this recruitment has favored the Wildcats, which continued Monday with a big recruiting prediction.
Over at 247 Sports, Travis Branham logged a Crystal Ball prediction for Kentucky to land Lewis. Branham, as you may know, is one of the top recruiting analysts in the business, if not the best, so this is a very positive development for Mark Pope and Co.
Lewis has wrapped up his official visits and is expected to announce a decision date any day now. The Washington, D.C. product is down to Kentucky, Duke, and UConn. His lead recruiter for the Cats is Jason Hart.
Heading into the fall signing period, Kentucky’s 2025 class is ranked 10th by 247, fifth by Rivals, and second by On3. A commitment from Lewis would likely ensure this class finishes at least in the top 10 as other prospects go off the board to other schools.
Kentucky is also pushing to land a pledge from top-five recruit Caleb Wilson. A commitment from Lewis and Wilson would put the Cats in a position to finish with the top-ranked class in all of the major recruiting services.
Safe to say recruiting big-time high school talent isn’t slowing down now that Pope is running things in Lexington.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW)– 29 former Kentucky men’s basketball’s players are on an NBA roster for opening day.
2024 marks the 13th year in a row where Kentucky has led the pack with that statistic, which includes two-way and inactive players.
Two thirds of NBA teams feature a Wildcat on their squad and eight of them have more than one in its ranks.
Four Cats from the most recent UK team are joining the association for their first time with both top-10 draft picks, Reed Sheppard and Rob Dillingham at the forefront.
Below is a complete list of Wildcats in the NBA broken down by team.
Sacramento Kings- De’Aaron Fox, Malik Monk, Trey Lyles
Miami Heat- Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro
Phoenix Suns- Devin Booker, TyTy Washington Jr.
New Orleans Pelicans- Brandon Boston Jr., Antonio Reeves
Los Angeles Lakers- Anthony Davis, Jarred Vanderbilt
Minnesota Timberwolves- Rob Dillingham, Julius Randle
Philadelphia 76ers- Justin Edwards, Tyrese Maxey
Oklahoma City Thunder- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Cason Wallace
New York Knicks- Jacob Toppin, Karl-Anthony Towns
Indiana Pacers- Isaiah Jackson
San Antonio Spurs- Keldon Johnson
Milwaukee Bucks- Chris Livingston
Denver Nuggets- Jamal Murray
Toronto Raptors- Immanuel Quickley
Charlotte Hornets- Nick Richards
Portland Trail Blazers- Shaedon Sharpe
Houston Rockets- Reed Sheppard
Utah Jazz- Oscar Tshiebwe
Dallas Mavericks- PJ Washington