Kentucky Offers 4-Star Center Josh Irving

Class of 2026 four-star center Josh Irving has received an offer from Kentucky, he announced early on Tuesday morning.

The 6-foot-11, 200-pound center from Pasadena (Pasadena, CA) recently started hearing from Kentucky after winning the PRO16/NXTPRO 17U championship on the Puma AAU Circuit. He’s since added offers from Texas A&M, Louisville, and Kentucky.

Pasadena (California) four-star center Josh Irving is the nation’s No. 147 overall prospect according to the Rivals Industry Ranking, an equally weighted average that utilizes all three major recruiting services. Rivals ranks Irving as the No. 6 center and the No. 44 overall prospect in the 2026 class.

Irving has already taken a visit to USC. He also holds offers from the likes of SMU, San Diego State, San Francisco, TCU, Washington, Kansas, and Cincinnati, among others.

“I’m a play hard guy, up and down the court,” Irving told On3. “I try to sprint hard, play hard, and dunk everything. My mentality is just to hustle all the time. That has been my main focus this past year: to play hard all the time. To defend, and rebound, and get my blocked shots up. All-around, I try to be everywhere on the court.

Kentucky’s Offers in the 2026 Class

Kentucky has offered 18 players in the 2026 class. KSR+ is tracking each of UK’s 2026 offers by position. Kentucky has also offered 2027 prospects C.J. Rosser, Obinna Ekezie Jr., Bruce Branch III, Baba Oladotun, and Marcus Spears Jr..

Point Guards

Ikenna Alozie: 6-foot-2 guard from Dream City Christian – No. 12 overall (5-Star)

Tay Kinney: 6-foot-2 guard from Overtime Elite – No. 13 overall (5-Star)

Deron Rippey Jr.: 6-foot-2 guard from Blair Academy – No. 17 overall (4-Star)

Combo Guards

Brandon McCoy: 6-foot-5 guard from St. John Bosco – No. 2 overall (5-Star)

Shooting Guards

Jordan Smith Jr.: 6-foot-2 guard from Paul VI Catholic– No. 4 overall (5-Star)

Caleb Holt: 6-foot-5 guard from Prolific Prep – No. 5 overall (5-Star)

Qayden Samuels: 6-foot-5 guard from Bishop McNamara – No. 15 overall (4-Star)

Small Forwards

Tyran Stokes: 6-foot-7 forward from Notre Dame – No. 1 overall (5-Star)

Christian Collins: 6-foot-8 forward from St. John Bosco – No. 3 overall (5-Star)

Anthony Thompson: 6-foot-8 forward from Western Reserve – No. 8 overall (5-Star)

Tajh Ariza: 6-foot-8 forward from St. John Bosco – No. 16 overall (4-Star)

Bryson Howard: 6-foot-5 forward from Heritage High School – No. 26 overall (4-Star)

Cole Cloer: 6-foot-7 forward from IMG Academy – No. 30 overall (4-Star)

Maximo Adams: 6-foot-7 forward from Sierra Canyon – No. 46 overall (4-Star)

Power Forwards

Cam Williams: 6-foot-11 forward from St. Mary’s – No. 9 overall (5-Star)

Miikka Muurinen: 6-foot-10 forward from Compass Prep – No. 14 overall (5-Star)

Centers

Arafan Diane: 6-foot-11 center from Iowa United Prep – No. 21 overall (4-Star)

Josh Irving: 6-foot-11 center from Pasadena – No. 147 overall (4-Star)