Five-star center Aaron Bradshaw had his heart set on Kentucky. He knew Lexington was where his dreams of winning a national championship and making it to the NBA would come true. But how would he tell the basketball world he was coming?
UK assistant coach Chin Coleman had an idea. The top-five prospect in the class of 2023 was already planning to take an official visit to Lexington for the program’s annual Big Blue Madness event in October. Why not announce the commitment just minutes before showing up, a surprise leading up to the unofficial tip-off to the season?