Kentucky lands commitment from 7-foot-5 Millogo, No. 8 hoops recruit in 2027

Cherif Millogo announced Wednesday that he has committed to Kentucky, becoming Mark Pope's highest-ranked recruit since returning to Lexington as head coach.

The 7-foot-5 Millogo was one of the biggest risers in ESPN's latest 2027 rankings update, skyrocketing from just inside the top 40 all the way up to No. 8 in the class. He is the No. 2-ranked center in the country.

Millogo is a Burkina Faso (West Africa) native who transferred from Cambridge Arts, Technology and Science (Massachusetts) to St. Francis (California) before his junior year after not playing as a sophomore due to a torn ACL.

He has been on power-conference radars for more than a year and opened eyes with his play at the recent…