Shaedon Sharpe ranked No. 1, Dereck Lively II No. 2 by On3

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Kentucky is the favorite for the top two recruits in the class of 2022.

In On3’s 2022 basketball player rankings released Thursday, five-star guard Shaedon Sharpe came in at No. 1 overall, followed by five-star center Dereck Lively II coming in at No. 2 overall. On3 is the first media outlet to rank Sharpe and Lively as top-two recruits in the rising senior class.

And then just a bit further down the list, Cason Wallace came in at No. 8 overall and Adem Bona at No. 14 overall, giving Kentucky three major targets in the top ten and four in the top 15. UK’s lone commitment in the class, Skyy Clark, is listed at No. 22 overall in the new rankings.

Check out the complete list, with UK targets listed in bold:

1. Shaedon Sharpe (100)

Crystal Ball – 100% Kentucky (seven predictions)

FutureCast – 100% Kentucky (three predictions)

2. Dereck Lively II (99)

Crystal Ball – 100% Kentucky (one prediction)

FutureCast – 100% Kentucky (one prediction)

3. Jalen Duren (99)

Crystal Ball – N/A (no predictions)

FutureCast – 100% Memphis (five predictions)

4. Keyonte George (98)

Crystal Ball – 100% Baylor (six predictions)

FutureCast – 63% Baylor (five predictions)

5. Chris Livingston (98)

Crystal Ball – N/A (no predictions)

FutureCast – 100% Memphis (four predictions)

6. Dariq Whitehead (98)

7. Amari Bailey (98)

8. Cason Wallace (98)

Crystal Ball – 100% Kentucky (two predictions)

FutureCast – 100% Kentucky (two predictions)

9. Mark Mitchell (98)

10. Dior Johnson (98)

11. Kel’el Ware (97)

12. Zion Cruz (97)

13. Yohan Traore (97)

14. Adem Bona (97)

Crystal Ball – N/A (no predictions)

FutureCast – 100% Kentucky (two predictions)

15. Arterio Morris (97)

16. Jazian Gortman (96)

17. Sadraque Nganga (96)

Crystal Ball – 100% Kentucky (one prediction)

FutureCast – N/A (no predictions)

18. Brandon Miller (96)

Crystal Ball – N/A (no predictions)

FutureCast – N/A (no predictions)

19. Anthony Black (96)

Crystal Ball – 50% Texas, 50% Baylor (one prediction each)

FutureCast – N/A (no predictions)

20. Kyle Filipowski (96)

21. Jaden Bradley (96)

Crystal Ball – 50% Kentucky, 50% UNC (one prediction each)

FutureCast – 67% Kentucky, 33% Alabama (two predictions for UK, one prediction for UA)

22. Skyy Clark (96)

Kentucky commit

23. Jordan Walsh (96)

24. Vince Iwuchukwu (96)

Crystal Ball – 100% Baylor (six predictions)

FutureCast – 100% Baylor (one prediction)

25. Kamari Lands (96)

26. Mark Armstrong (96)

27. Felix Okpara (96)

28. Jalen Hood-Schifino (96)

29. Jalen Washington (96)

30. Isaac Traudt (95)

31. Jett Howard (95)

32. Nick Smith Jr. (95)

Crystal Ball – 100% Kentucky (one prediction)

FutureCast – 100% Kentucky (two predictions)

33. Jarace Walker (95)

34. M.J. Rice (95)

35. Ernest Udeh Jr. (95)

36. Julian Phillips (95)

37. Brendan Hausen (95)

38. Dillon Mitchell (95)

39. Zuby Ejiofor (95)

40. Leon Bond (95)

41. Daniel Skillings (95)

42. J.J. Starling (95)

43. Gradey Dick (95)

44. Jaxon Kohler (95)

45. Donovan Clingan (95)

46. Chance Westry (95)

47. Bryce Griggs (95)

48. Seth Trimble (95)

49. Roddy Gayle Jr. (95)

50. Eric Dailey (94)