Arizona Wildcats Recruiting Rumors 2023

9:19 AM EDT, Sat September 30, 2023

Tavion Wallace, brother of Kentucky’s Trevin Wallace, is already a top-50 recruit

Dylan Ballard - A Sea Of Blue However, it looks like Kentucky has a lot of ground to make up in this recruitment. Arguably the best player we have seen take the field for the Kentucky Wildcats’ defense this season has been junior linebacker Trevin Wallace. Wallace is off to an All-SEC caliber start as he has already registered 24 total tackles (15 solo), five tackles for loss, an SEC-leading 3.5 sacks, and one forced fumble through three games. In the high school ranks, Wallace’s younger brother, Tavion Wallace, is rising up the ranks and is already a top-50...

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Somto Cyril a top performer at OTE Pro Day; Karter Knox leads the way

Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via A UK commit and recruit impress at the OTE Pro Day. Basketball season is quickly approaching as practice begins at the college and high school levels in the coming weeks. With that in mind, the Overtime Elite program took time this week to host a Pro Day at their facilities in Atlanta, and two names familiar to Kentucky Wildcats fans led the way of the top performers at the event. Those players were Kentucky commit Somto Cyril and recruiting target Karter Knox. Jamie Shaw of On3 had the scouting report from the event and...

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Top 5 recruit Addyson Shephard becomes Arizona softball’s 2nd Texas commit in 2025 class

Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium in Tucson, Ariz. | Photo by Ryan Kelapire Who needs California when you have Texas? That might be hyperbole because California will always have great softball players, but the impending move to a more Eastern-focused conference and the addition of coaches who come from other parts of the country seem to be paying off early for Arizona in the recruiting game. For the second straight day, the Wildcats added a player to their 2025 class who plays in the Houston area for the Impact Gold Fastpitch travel organization. Utility player Addyson...

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Monday Headlines: Billy Richmond Edition

Billy Richmond Twitter Photo The four-star recruit just wrapped up his official visit. The Kentucky Wildcats basketball team has made 17 official scholarship offers to members of the 2024 recruiting class. One of those prospects is Billy Richmond, a four-star recruit out of Camden, NJ, who just wrapped up his official visit with the Wildcats. BBN ???? #notcommitted #BBN pic.twitter.com/K0kRlGIiFF— Billy (@BillyRichmondI) September 17, 2023 Richmond is a 6-5, 200 pound shooting guard who is 24th in the 247Sports rankings. In addition to Kentucky, he’s been...

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Kentucky offers top-5 recruit VJ Edgecombe

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports The Cats offer the five-star wing in the class of 2024. As the Kentucky Wildcats coaching staff is out around the country burning up the recruiting trail, there is now a new name to add to the list of players in the class of 2024 who has landed a scholarship offer. That man is five-star wing VJ Edgecombe. Travis Branham of 247 Sports was the first to break the news Wednesday evening. Kentucky has offered new five-star VJ Edgecombe of @SE_Elite_3SSB his coach tells @247Sports. Ranks as the No. 6 overall prospect in the class.— Travis...

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Justin Flowe taking advantage of opportunities in Arizona’s defense

Arizona Athletics For Arizona, stopping the run this year was a priority after giving up the third-most rushing yards in the Pac-12. Former 5-star recruit and transfer Justin Flowe looked like a ball hawk in the loss against Mississippi State, just what the Wildcats need in the middle of their defense. “Justin had 12 tackles in ... 27 total plays,” head coach Jedd Fisch said. “That’s an enormous amount of production 12 tackles. It’s a ridiculous number. So we’re gonna have to play Justin more. He’s becoming more comfortable with the system. I would expect...

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Amier Ali includes UK in final 5

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports The Cats make the cut! One of the top 50 recruits in the 2024 class has officially trimmed his list down to five schools. Amier Ali is currently ranked as a four-star recruit, the No. 45 overall player, and the No. 13 overall small forward, according to 247 Sports. On Sunday, Ali officially cut his list down to five, and the list includes the Arizona State Sun Devils, Alabama Crimson Tide, Kansas Jayhawks, Arkansas Razorbacks, and Kentucky Wildcats. Top-50 senior Amier Ali announces he’s cut his list to five schools: Arizona...

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Kiyaunta Goodwin won’t play this season

Photo by Kevin Langley/Icon Sportswire via The former Wildcat will sit out the 2023 season to be with his ailing mother. Former Kentucky Wildcats offensive lineman and four-star recruit Kiyaunta Goodwin won’t be playing college football this season. A former class of 2022 signee and one of the top commitments of the Mark Stoops era, Goodwin originally signed with Kentucky, then opted to hit the transfer portal following his first season in Lexington. He eventually committed to the Florida Gators and practiced with the team through spring football this year. However,...

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Rob Dillingham making great progress in the weight room

Drew Brown - A Sea Of Blue Dillingham was just 155 pounds at the GLOBL JAM, so attacking the weight room is a big priority for the five-star freshman. The 2023-24 Kentucky Wildcats have a world of potential, and a big part of that is their top-ranked incoming freshman class. While Rob Dillingham may not be the top recruit from Kentucky’s 2023 haul, there’s no question he can still make a major impact for the basketball Cats, which we saw brief glimpses of in the GLOBL JAM. However, it was also obvious that Dillingham was behind guys like D.J. Wagner, Antonio Reeves,...