LOOK: Aaron Bradshaw in a Kentucky jersey while on official visit

Zack Geogheganby:Zack Geoghegan06/12/22

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This weekend was massive for official visitors on the gridiron, but there was an especially important visitor on the hardwood, too.

7-foot-1 four-star center from the class of 2023, Aaron Bradshaw, is finished up his official visit to Kentucky on Sunday. The No. 16 overall rising senior in the country, per the On3 Consensus, arrived in Lexington on Friday and stayed throughout the weekend, spending plenty of time on and around campus with members of the current roster. Bradshaw initially received his offer from UK in April and has been a top target for the staff ever since.

Check him out in the blue and white (just ignore the checkerboard patterns and know they won’t be around for much longer).

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Photo via Andrew Slater | courtesy of UK Athletics

This is just the second official visit for Bradshaw, who previously visited Oklahoma State back in the fall. He was originally expected to visit Maryland this weekend but ultimately decided to flip that to Kentucky.

He’s been steadily improving his stock during the spring thanks to impressive play on the AAU circuit alongside fellow UK target, five-star guard DJ Wagner. Bradshaw does not currently have any other official visits scheduled, but he indicated on Instagram that he does plan to take an OV to Louisville.

Bradshaw was named the Defensive MVP and a first-team performer during the third Nike EYBL session of the year in Louisville just a couple of weeks ago. Through 13 games for the New Jersey Scholars this spring, he averaged 13.3 points, 7.3 rebounds, 3.0 blocks, and 1.0 steals per outing while shooting 60.3 percent from the floor and 81.8 percent from the free-throw line. Bradshaw is down to the likes of UK, Louisville, Maryland, Michigan, Oklahoma State, UCLA, and the NBA’s G League Ignite.

Kentucky currently has just one commitment for the ’23 class with in-state four-star shooting guard Reed Sheppard, who chose the ‘Cats back in November.

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