Nearly half of the field at the USA Men’s Basketball U17 National Team tryouts were eliminated on Monday afternoon, but plenty of Kentucky targets remain on the roster following the first cut. The list of players was trimmed from 34 to 18, which will eventually shrink down to just 12 spots for the 2022 FIBA U17 World Cup in Malaga, Spain, July 2-10.
Of the high schoolers who made the 18-player cut, at least seven of them are being seriously recruited by the Wildcats heading into the summer. Below is the entire roster following the first cut, with Kentucky targets bolded.