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ESPN released their updated basketball recruiting rankings today, and Kentucky fans will be excited to see the number of top prospects that John Calipari and his staff are chasing in the 2022 and 2023 classes.
For the class of 2022, the Cats are in on 15 different players, nine of which came in the top-15 of the new rankings. Skyy Clark, the only commitment in the class so far comes in at 13th overall.
Kentucky appears to be in a good spot with several of the players in the class, but many analysts think that Shaedon Sharpe might be the next player to join Skyy as a commit. Duren is also widely expected to move up to the 2021 class after Peach Jam this season.
Here is how the rankings shaped up for current UK targets:
2. Jalen Duren
4. Keyonte George
5. Chris Livingston
8. Shaedon Sharpe
9. Brandon Miller
10. Dereck Lively
13. Skyy Clark
14. Jaden Bradley
15. Adem Bona
22. Vincent Iwuchukwu
26. Sadraque Nganga
27. Anthony Black
28. Cason Wallace
37. Nick Smith
The class of 2023 features No. 1 overall player D.J. Wagner, who is widely expected to play in Lexington if he decides to play in college.
Alongside him, the Kentucky staff is looking to load up with talent in 2023, as they have shown interest in 15 of the top 30 players, 11 of which are in the top-15.
Check out the list below:
- D.J. Wagner
- Jalen Lewis
- Baye Fall
- Javonte Taylor
- Kwame Evans
- Mackenzie Mgbako
- Omaha Biliew
9. Tyler Smith
12. Simeon Wilcher
13. Millie Cook
14. Robert Dillingham
23. Matas Buzelis
24. JaKobe Walters
26. Rayvon Griffith
30. Kris Parker
You can check out the full ranking for 2022 here, and the 2023 rankings here.