Kentucky Briefing: Recruiting update on Kentucky basketball target VJ Edgecombe

VJ Edgecombe cut his list of schools down to three, including the Kentucky Wildcats.

Andrew Stefaniak | Dec 28, 2023

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The Kentucky Wildcats already have a stacked 2024 recruiting class, but Coach John Calipari isn't done yet, as he is still recruiting some of the top players.

One of these players is five-star combo guard VJ Edgecombe, who is ranked as the number five player in the 2024 class according to 247Sports composite rankings.

The 6'5, 180-pound guard from Glen Head, New York, seems to be leaning toward the Duke Blue Devils, so Coach Calipari will need to push hard to get this done.

Edgecombe recently cut the list of schools he is considering down to three, with these schools being Kentucky, Duke, and Baylor.

If Coach Calipari is able to make a late push and land Edgecombe, the Cats would likely end up with the number one recruiting class.

Duke has the lead in this race, and that is where I lean currently, but if Coach Cal makes a really hard push, anything is possible. This is definitely a player Kentucky fans need to pay attention to for Kentucky's 2024 class.

VJ Edgecombe showed off his explosive athleticism at last week’s City of Palms, but it was the progression of his passing and impact on an impressive LuHi defense that I was most impressed by. https://t.co/arhblWB4tf pic.twitter.com/IgncyZSmjz
— Adam Finkelstein (@AdamFinkelstein) December 26, 2023

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Andy Patton wrote about an updated look at Kentucky's 2024 recruiting class after landing Billy Richmond.

John Calipari and the Kentucky Wildcats recently picked up their fifth commitment in the 2024 recruiting class in four-star forward Billy Richmond. Richmond is a 6'5 wing from Camden, New Jersey whose father, also named Billy Richmond, played for coach Calipari at Memphis in 2003 and 2004.

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