No matter which part of the state they come from, a Bluegrass-born kid will — at some point — dream of playing basketball for the University of Kentucky. Reed Sheppard, a four-star 2023 prospect out of London, KY committed to play for the Wildcats, has been the poster boy for this notion over the last couple of years. But on the other side of the state, another local product is sharing the same mindset.
Jayden Johnson is a high school freshman originally born in Bowling Green, KY who is playing his first season of basketball at Louisville Trinity.