Kentucky basketball 2025 in-state target puts Wildcats in list of top eight schools Sports Illustrated
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InKentucky,whenthereisaneliterecruitwithinthestateline,theKentuckybasketballprogramcan’tletthemslipaway.AgreatexamplewouldbeReedSheppard,whoKentuckywasabletoland,andnowheissettobeatop-fivepickintheNBADraft.
MalachiMorenoisafour-starcenterinthe2025classrankedasthe32nd-bestplayerintheOn3compositerankings.MorenohasasolidrelationshipwithCoachMarkPope,andtheWildcatsareinthisrace.
Theseven-footerfromGeorgetown,Kentucky,recentlyputouthislistoftopeightschoolsthatincludedKentucky,Louisville,Arkansas,Indiana,OhioState,NorthCarolina,Iowa,andNotreDame.
MorenohadthistosayaboutCoachPopeasarecruiterafterarecentgame,“CoachPopeheunderstandshowbigsplay.Imeantakingthetimeoutofthedaytomeetwitheverysingleoneofmyfamilymembersthatmeantalot.Hecontactedmethefirstdayhegotthejob.Thatdefinitelyshowshe’shereforbusiness,andhewantsmetoplayforhim.Ineverreallythoughtthiswasgoingtobeapossibilityforme,the
