Tuesday Headlines: Tre Johnson Edition

Good morning BBN!

As the 2023-24 season approaches for the Kentucky Wildcats men’s basketball, one thing is true in all of college basketball; recruiting never stops.

Fortunately, UK has one of the best recruiters in the country leading their program, and John Calipari is looking to land another No. 1 prospect to add to his resume.

That player is 2024 five-star guard Tre Johnson.

On Monday, Johnson cut his list to six schools which included Kentucky, Baylor, Texas, Arkansas, Kansas, and Alabama.

The No. 1 overall player in the class, Johnson hails from Dallas (TX), and for the longest time, many in national recruiting circles thought this would be a battle between Baylor and Texas to keep Johnson in the Lone Star State.

That doesn't seem to be the case, as according to Andrew Slater, this is a battle between Baylor and Kentucky.

There seems to be a ways to go before Johnson is ultimately ready to commit, but Calipari has Kentucky right there to land a commitment from the best player in the class. Let’s hope he can lock it down, and bring another loaded roster to Lexington in 2024-25.

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Headlines

UK Athletics’ 3.0 GPA Streak Reaches 22 After 2nd-Highest GPA Semester – UK Athletics

Wildcat scholarship student-athletes combined to achieve a GPA of 3.325. Including non-scholarship athletes from all-sports, the overall UK Athletics GPA was 3.338.

Who has most to gain and lose at NBA Combine this week- KSR

With Chris Livingston and Oscar Tshiebwe in Chicago, the BBN should know their decisions here rather quickly.

Lance Ware visiting Providence- KSR

Will Ware end up playing for Kim English and the Friars?

Antonio Reeves not called up to NBA Combine- Cats Pause

Reeves will now make a choice on a return to Lexington or to stay in the NBA Draft.

Chris Rodriguez signs with the Commanders- Cats Pause

Great news for a Kentucky Football great.

Matt Ryan to join CBS Sports- ESPN

The former Falcon and Colts QB heads to the booth.

Dylan Raiola commits to Georgia- ESPN

The No. 1 player in the 2024 class is headed to Athens.

Picks and predictions for the NBA Conference Finals- CBS

Who will be matched up in the NBA Finals in a few short weeks?

Way-to-early 2024 NFL Mock Draft- CBS

Everyone loves a good mock draft.