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Mark Pope brought his daughter to Nike EYBL Session 2 in Memphis -- this is who they watched

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It was Bring Your Daughter To Work Day in Memphis as Mark Pope brought his youngest daughter, Shay, along for the ride as the Kentucky coaching staff — joined by Cody Fueger and Jason Hart — evaluated some of the nation’s top high school talent on the Nike EYBL circuit for Session 2. She wasn’t an official recruiting assistant, but she certainly gave the UK head coach better known as dad at the Pope household another set of eyes on the program’s top targets.

With hundreds of other college coaches in attendance, who were the Wildcats eyeing inside the Memphis Sports & Events Center? KSR has a running list of all of the top targets on day one of three in the Home of the Blues, plus their stats and a few other sights from the venue.

Tyran Stokes (2026)

  • On3 Industry Ranking – No. 1 overall, No. 1 SF
  • 6-7, 225 lbs.
  • Oakland Soldiers

15 points (6-12 FG), 12 rebounds, four steals, three assists and six turnovers in 29:52
64-54 L vs. NY Rens

Christian Collins (2026)

  • On3 Industry Ranking – No. 3 overall, No. 2 SF
  • 6-8, 200 lbs.
  • Team Why Not

10 points (4-9 FG), three rebounds, two assists, two blocks and two turnovers in 24:21
80-64 L vs. Drive Nation

Jordan Smith Jr. (2026)

  • On3 Industry Ranking – No. 4 overall, No. 1 SG
  • 6-2, 200 lbs.
  • Team Takeover

14 points (5-15 FG), nine rebounds, two assists and one steal in 25:41
58-52 W vs. Expressions Elite

Jason Crowe Jr. (2026)

  • On3 Industry Ranking – No. 6 overall, No. 3 SG
  • 6-3, 170 lbs.
  • Oakland Soldiers

18 points (6-20 FG, 1-9 3PT), three rebounds and one steal in 29:15
64-54 L vs. NY Rens

Tajh Ariza (2026)

  • On3 Industry Ranking – No. 8 overall, No. 3 SF
  • 6-8, 180 lbs.
  • Team Why Not

14 points (5-14 FG, 2-4 3PT), nine rebounds, three blocks, one steal and three turnovers in 25:09
80-64 L vs. Drive Nation

Ikenna Alozie (2026)

  • On3 Industry Ranking – No. 9 overall, No. 1 PG
  • 6-2, 185 lbs.
  • Utah Prospects

10 points (4-12 FG), eight rebounds, one assist, one steal and two turnovers in 22:29
72-46 W vs. Boo Williams

Austin Goosby (2026)

  • On3 Industry Ranking – No. 28 overall, No. 12 SF
  • 6-5, 175 lbs.
  • Drive Nation

17 points (6-16 FG), seven rebounds, three steals, two assists, one block and three turnovers in 24:32
80-64 W vs. Team Why Not

Anthony Felesi (2026)

  • On3 Industry Ranking – No. 46 overall, No. 14 SG
  • 6-5, 180 lbs.
  • Vegas Elite

15 points (6-11 FG, 1-2 3PT), seven rebounds, two assists and two steals in 23:55
74-72 L vs. AZ Unity

Dean Rueckert (2026)

  • On3 Industry Ranking – No. 56 overall, No. 18 SF
  • 6-7, 185 lbs.
  • Utah Prospects

22 points (7-12 FG, 6-9 3PT), four rebounds, three assists and one steal in 23:21
72-46 W vs. Boo Williams

C.J. Rosser (2027)

  • On3 Industry Ranking – No. 1 overall, No. 1 PF
  • 6-9, 185 lbs.
  • Team United (16U)

20 points (5-17 FG, 2-9 3PT), seven rebounds, one steal, one block and three turnovers in 30:04
87-61 L vs. JL3 (16U)

Paul Osaruyi (2027)

  • On3 Industry Ranking – No. 6 overall, No. 2 PF
  • 6-8, 215 lbs.
  • AZ Unity

17 points (8-13 FG), 12 rebounds, three steals, one assist, one block and three turnovers in 24:05
74-72 W vs. Vegas Elite

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