The latest recruiting intel on No. 1-ranked Tyran Stokes

Bruce9

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Let me get this straight; the guy who covers recruiting for a living says he’s going to Louisville is an idiot because the guy on a message board says he’s going to Kentucky?
I'll tell you this Joe Tipton says he'd be shocked if he doesn't go to Kentucky,he's the best there is so take his word for it,he's not going to Louisville,there out,even Jody Denling says they are ,so he'll be a cat
 

BlueBlood96Cat

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Then they should we haven't been burned,the crystal ball said Crowe wasn't coming here and he didn't,these guys put in the work there not going to mislead you
I’m not saying they aren’t more than likely correct but a recruit can have a change of heart at the last second or even after they verbally commit like Terrance Jones.. yes he likely ends up at Kentucky but could easily end up anywhere. You just never really know so a crystal ball does feel good but I’m not putting much into it. I need to see Stokes has committed.
 
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21Goose

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Stokes just signed a deal with Nike. You would think that would eliminate Kansas and Louisville. Oregon just got a commitment from Ariza and he plays the same position as Stokes. You would have to think that looks mighty good for the Cats but nothing surprises me when dealing with recruiting.
 

Bruce9

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I’m not saying they aren’t more than likely correct but a recruit can have a change of heart at the last second or even after they verbally commit like Terrance Jones.. yes he likely ends up at Kentucky but could easily end up anywhere. You just never really know so a crystal ball does feel good but I’m not putting much into it. I need to see Stokes has committed.
Understood
 
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JwUKFan11

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I'll tell you this Joe Tipton says he'd be shocked if he doesn't go to Kentucky,he's the best there is so take his word for it,he's not going to Louisville,there out,even Jody Denling says they are ,so he'll be a cat
Where did he say he would be shocked if he didn't go to the UK? The only thing I have seen him say is that if he had to say, he would have a slight lean to UK.
 

CoffeeCat

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Jul 6, 2025
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Stokes just signed a deal with Nike. You would think that would eliminate Kansas and Louisville. Oregon just got a commitment from Ariza and he plays the same position as Stokes. You would have to think that looks mighty good for the Cats but nothing surprises me when dealing with recruiting.
So you’re saying if he chooses us it’s only because of the process of elimination.
 

Btoddisabish

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Sep 11, 2025
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Let me get this straight; the guy who covers recruiting for a living says he’s going to Louisville is an idiot because the guy on a message board says he’s going to Kentucky?
I didnt read the article but if he said stokes is going to louisville then you are correct
 

wildcatknh

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Apr 29, 2002
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Where did he say he would be shocked if he didn't go to the UK? The only thing I have seen him say is that if he had to say, he would have a slight lean to UK.
Tipton handicapped it 75% chance UK, 20% chance Oregon and 5% chance Kansas.
 
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Jkr21790

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Rippey. Holt. Thompson. Stokes and Diane. Best class since ?????

Lowe / Rippey / Transfer
Jasper / Holt / Chandler
Kam / Thompson / Noah
Stokes / Mo D / transfer
Diane / Moreno / Potter

I could see any of Chandler. Noah or Hawthorne transferring. BG is gone no matter imo and 5 freshmen is wishful thinking but that’d be the most dominate team in the nation
 
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BlueBlood96Cat

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Rippey. Holt. Thompson. Stokes and Diane. Best class since ?????

Lowe / Rippey / Transfer
Jasper / Holt / Chandler
Kam / Thompson / Noah
Stokes / Mo D / transfer
Diane / Moreno / Potter

I could see any of Chandler. Noah or Hawthorne transferring. BG is gone no matter imo and 5 freshmen is wishful thinking but that’d be the most dominate team in the nation
I’ve seen several people say BG is gone after this season no matter what. That confuses me. Does he hate UK? If he doesn’t go pro why does he automatically have to transfer? Say we had a two year deal with him? If he wants to be somewhere else that bad then he could have went this summer imo. I don’t feel that way unless what everyone says is true.

Just wondering why that has done turned into kind of a fact on here. Why’s he on this team if he’s so dead set on being somewhere else next year?


also Holt and Thompson aren’t coming off the bench wherever they go. If that’s who starts here next year they won’t be a cat. Top ten players don’t sit the bench anywhere.
 

GoBIG BLUE

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Rippey. Holt. Thompson. Stokes and Diane. Best class since ?????

Lowe / Rippey / Transfer
Jasper / Holt / Chandler
Kam / Thompson / Noah
Stokes / Mo D / transfer
Diane / Moreno / Potter

I could see any of Chandler. Noah or Hawthorne transferring. BG is gone no matter imo and 5 freshmen is wishful thinking but that’d be the most dominate team in the nation
Don't believe Noah will transfer. Too much local love and opportunity. Particularly now that Perrys w/ ole miss
 

LineSkiCat14

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I’ve seen several people say BG is gone after this season no matter what. That confuses me. Does he hate UK? If he doesn’t go pro why does he automatically have to transfer? Say we had a two year deal with him? If he wants to be somewhere else that bad then he could have went this summer imo. I don’t feel that way unless what everyone says is true.

Just wondering why that has done turned into kind of a fact on here. Why’s he on this team if he’s so dead set on being somewhere else next year?


also Holt and Thompson aren’t coming off the bench wherever they go. If that’s who starts here next year they won’t be a cat. Top ten players don’t sit the bench anywhere.

I guess there's always the possibility of him being recruited over. Which I'm not saying it would happen.. but, if Pope is going to start pulling down top5 classes, as it appears he's doing, then it will create scenarios where holdovers might eventually look at transferring.

But to your point, none of that has happened yet, so IDK why people would think he's gone after this year.
 

JwUKFan11

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Yes he said it behind a pay wall ,and he's not the only one there are several others,even Louisville 's own Jody Denling said he would committ to UK the weekend or early next week
Sounds good for now, I’d start worrying if he doesn’t commit soon though. We’ve seen this quite a bit where a guy is heavily linked to commitment and then everything goes quiet for months and then whispers of a new leader end up being true.
 

Bruce9

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Sounds good for now, I’d start worrying if he doesn’t commit soon though. We’ve seen this quite a bit where a guy is heavily linked to commitment and then everything goes quiet for months and then whispers of a new leader end up being true.

Sounds good for now, I’d start worrying if he doesn’t commit soon though. We’ve seen this quite a bit where a guy is heavily linked to commitment and then everything goes quiet for months and then whispers of a new leader end up being true.
I agree
 

BlueBlood96Cat

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Now the real question comes in. Stokes is a Kentucky kid and happens to be number one. So if we land him Pope still hasn’t marked off that he can’t land top talent from out of state😂. I could care less if the state is going to keep producing top talent. Is this a coincidence? Did Cal or anybody else ever have this much talent out of Kentucky? Much less back to back years.
 

akaukswoosh

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Bumping this up. Could be a big day for UK basketball!
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Bruce9

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I believe Thompson has already eliminated us he is not committed anywhere else and if Stokes go somewhere else then Thompson maybe back on board that as of now I have him going to either Indiana or Ohio State
Stokes will come and Thompson will go to Indiana in my opinion
 
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