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Kentucky Basketball will welcome its seventh No. 1 class in 2023 under coach John Calipari.

DJ Wagner, Justin Edwards, Aaron Bradshaw, Rob Dillingham, and Reed Shepard are five superstar-level newcomers to the rap arena next season with high expectations. Over the weekend, Big Blue Nation had a chance to check out his four of the five signatories at the Hoophall Classic in Springfield, Massachusetts.

All but Dillingham attended and competed in some of the best high school hoops in the nation. Calipari and his assistants Orlando Antigua and Chin Coleman headed straight to Springfield after Kentucky’s stunning victory over Tennessee in Knoxville last Saturday to catch some future Wildcats in action, so this event will be a blast. clearly attracted British attention.

Camden High School (NJ) played Centennial (California) and ultimately lost 66-62. But that wasn’t his 5 star fault either.

No. 1 on the ESPN 100 and No. 6 on the On3 Consensus, Wagner had 27 points and 6 rebounds.

The combo guard was aided by center Bradshaw for a total of 15 points and 8 boards. Bradshaw is considered the #1 player in its class by On3, and is #3 in the consensus rankings of all four major job sites.

Calipari and Co. returned the next morning to see Shepard and North Laurel High School (Kentucky) face Mount St. Joseph (Maryland). His four-star bluegrass player did not disappoint, nearly completing a triple-double of 13 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists. The Jaguars were narrowly defeated by him 54-48, but the combo guard earned him the MVP of the game.

The London, Kentucky genius is the lowest-rated member of the UK’s upcoming class (No. 31 On3 Consensus), but he’ll be supporting his own weight as he heads to Lexington to produce a domestic product. It also handles the pressure that comes with it. Successful.

Future Kat’s last word was 5-star small forward Justin Edwards. He and the Imhotep Institute (Pennsylvania) were former Kentucky targets, and now he’s committed to UNC. took over High (New York). ).

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Edwards dominated with 25 points, 12 rebounds, 6 steals and 4 assists as Imhotep won 62-59. Like Shepard, Edwards (No.5 On3 consensus) was named his MVP for his game.