2026 five-star wing Savvy Swords commits to Kentucky WBB

Kenny Brooks and Kentucky have done it again.

2026 five-star wing Savvy Swords, the No. 9 player in the class according to On3’s Women’s Basketball Recruiting Rankings, committed to Kentucky over UCLA, South Carolina, Notre Dame and Michigan on Saturday, a source told KSR.

The 6-foot-1 product out of Canada is the sister of Michigan standout Syla Swords, who averaged 16.0 points and 6.2 rebounds per game on 35.7% shooting from three-point range for the Wolverines as a freshman. Savvy will be charting her own path in Lexington.

Swords becomes the second commitment of the 2026 class for Kentucky, joining five-star point guard Maddyn Greenway, who committed last November.

Getting two top 10 commitments to start the 2026 class? Not really any better way to do it. Welcome to Kentucky, Savvy Swords.

Rundown of prospects offered by Kentucky

2026

5-star post Olivia Vukosa – No. 3 overall, No. 1 post – Christ the King (FL)
5-star point guard Kate Harpring – No. 4 overall, No. 1 point guard – Marist (GA)
5-star guard Trinity Jones – No. 7 overall, No. 3 guard – Bolingbrook (IL)
5-star point guard Maddyn Greenway – No. 11 overall, No. 2 point guard – Providence Academy (MN) – Committed to Kentucky
5-star guard Bella Flemings – No. 12 overall, No. 6 guard – Brennan (TX)
5-star wing Savvy Swords – No. 18 overall, No. 4 wing – Long Island Lutheran (NY) – Committed to Kentucky
4-star forward Amari Byles – No. 22 overall, No. 4 forward – DeSoto (TX)
4-star guard Sanai Green – No. 23 overall, No. 9 guard – Long Island Lutheran (NY) – Committed to Duke
4-star forward Kamora Pruitt – No. 24 overall, No. 5 forward – Legion Prep Academy (TX)
4-star wing Bella Ragone – No. 28 overall, No. 7 wing – Mill Creek (GA) – Committed to Notre Dame
4-star forward Mimi Thiero – No. 35 overall, No. 9 forward – Quaker Valley (PA)
4-star guard Emily McDonald – No. 39 overall, No. 13 guard – Long Island Lutheran (NY)
4-star guard Whitley Rogers – No. 41 overall, No. 15 guard – Little Rock Christian Academy (AR)

2027

5-star guard Ivanna Wilson Manyacka – No. 2 overall, No. 1 guard – Bullis (MD)
5-star wing Jordyn Palmer – No. 6 overall, No. 1 wing – Westtown (PA)
5-star guard Sydney Savoury – No. 15 overall, No. 4 guard – Belleville (MI)
4-star point guard De’Andra Minor – No. 21 overall, No. 3 point guard – Grind Prep Academy (OK)
4-star forward Sydney Mobley – No. 22 overall, No. 6 forward – Big Walnut (OH)
4-star guard Madeline Mignery – No. 33 overall, No. 11 guard – Cardinal Mooney (FL)
Forward Isabella Marion – Unranked (international) – Denmark

2028

4-star forward Sydney Douglas – No. 2 overall, No. 1 forward – Etiwanda (CA)
4-star point guard Chloe Johnson – No. 3 overall, No. 1 point guard – Marshall (MN)
4-star wing Ella Peper – No. 4 overall, No. 1 wing – Dexter Southfield (MA)
4-star guard Jhaliana Guy – No. 19 overall, No. 10 guard – Bettendorf (IA) – Committed to Stanford
4-star guard Erin Thomas – No. 22 overall, No. 11 guard – Princeton (OH)