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Inside Kentucky’s Recruiting Roadblocks: A Deep Dive into JMI, NIL, and Closing-Table Drama

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By JACOB POLACHECK AND JACK PILGRIM

Questions surround Kentucky basketball recruiting as the early signing period has come and gone without a single commitment. As more and more of the nation’s top prospects come off the board, the Wildcats are left with a narrow group of prospects, including five-stars Tyran Stokes, Christian Collins, and Caleb Holt, to hone in on.

KSR has talked to numerous sources across the college basketball and recruiting landscape over the past month to get answers on why Kentucky has yet to land a 2026 recruit.