Kentucky has not often recruited the Metro Indianapolis area often in the Mark Stoops era. That seems to be changing as the Wildcats are making a big push for Kendrick Gilbert.
The Indianapolis Cathedral prospect is the the No. 334 prospect in the 2023 class, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.
Kendrick Gilbert has seen a busy recruitment that has included visits to Illinois, Kentucky LSU, Ohio State, Tennessee, and Vanderbilt since February. Brian Kelly had Gilbert on the recruiting board at Notre Dame and his staff has continued to recruit the top-500 prospect at LSU.