After struggling to land elite recruits in his first two seasons with the Kentucky Wildcats, Mark Pope landed his first top 15 player this year when Ryan Hampton committed to the Cats. Now, Pope and Kentucky are closing in on another in Darius Wabbington.
Wabbington is a 6’11”, 245 lb center out of Arizona. He is rated five stars by 247Sports and ranks as their No. 13 overall player in the 2027 class. They list him as the No. 3 center in the group, while some services have him as the No. 2 center.
Rivals reports that Wabbington has cut his list of schools down to six, and Kentucky is one of them. The other five are North Carolina, Louisville, Arizona, Indiana, and the Texas Longhorns.
Visits are upcoming, with three scheduled already, though Kentucky isn’t one of them yet. Pope will likely try to schedule one at some point, though. He’s a good scorer and a terrific rebounder who averaged 17 points and 9 rebounds as a junior. He has a tremendous upside, and would be a very good addition for the Wildcats, if they can reel him in.
This article originally appeared on UK Wildcats Wire: Kentucky makes the top six for a top 15 player in the 2027 class
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