Catching up with Kentucky women’s basketball recruiting: new offers this summer.
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The first two months of summer passed in a whirlwind, and we find ourselves fast approaching the 2023-24 UK athletic year.
Kentucky women’s basketball head coach Kyra Elzy and her staff have traveled all over the country in search of future Wildcats, and even extended several scholarship offers to high-level recruits. Here’s a list of every prospect who’s reported a scholarship offer via social media since May’s roundup, which included 2024 forward Me’Arah O’Neal and 2025 post Naomi Benson.
You can check in with both O’Neal and Benson through our coverage of this summer’s Nike Nationals in Chicago.
Eris Lester, 5-11 G (2024)
High school: Orange Park (Orange Park, Fla.).
AAU: Miami Suns EYBL.
Offers: Kentucky, Wisconsin, Missouri, Purdue, North Carolina State, Auburn, Wake Forest, Georgetown, Austin Peay, Columbia, Georgia, East Carolina, South Florida, Cincinnati, Mississippi State, UCF, Alabama, Florida, George Washington, Miami (Fla.), William & Mary, Davidson, FIU, Florida State, Georgia Southern, Lafayette, Memphis, Ohio State, Penn, Syracuse, Tulsa, Lipscomb, Longwood, Monmouth, Bethune Cookman, North Florida, Navy, Florida Atlantic.
▪ Lester, who’s recently taken unofficial visits to both Alabama and Georgia, ranks No. 39 in the class of 2024. She reported an offer from UK on July 11. She averaged a double-double in her junior season with Orange Park, posting 20.7 points and 11.9 rebounds per game, as well as tacking on 3.4 steals and 1.0 block per game.
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Zania Socka-Nguemen, 6-4 F (2024)
High school: Sidwell Friends (Washington, D.C.).
AAU: Team Durant EYBL.
Offers: Kentucky, Florida, Ole Miss, Oregon, Georgia, Wake Forest, Indiana, Tennessee, Pitt, Auburn, Fordham, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Penn, Virginia, Marquette, Penn State, Vanderbilt, Northwestern, Boston College, Northeastern, Maryland, Harvard, George Mason, Towson, Mississippi State, Georgetown, St. John’s, George Washington, Kansas, Michigan, Rutgers.
▪ Socka-Nguemen is the No. 43 recruit in the class of 2024, and tweeted that she had received a scholarship offer from UK on July 11. She’s an overwhelming presence in the paint who plays under legendary coach Tamika Dudley in both high school and on the AAU circuit. During her junior year with Sidwell Friends, Socka-Nguemen averaged 5.9 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game. This summer, she’s taken official visits to Michigan and Northwestern.
Checkout the footwork…Big Z is a major stock riser in the 2024 class. This kid does it all…Mark my word she’s going to have a remarkable senior year at Sidwell Friends!!!! pic.twitter.com/4TXv1UPgqZ
— Coach Cortez (@1CortezQuarles) July 26, 2023
Tianna Chambers, 6-1 G (2025)
High school: Cherry Creek High School (Greenwood Village, Co.).
AAU: Mountain West Premier EYBL.
Offers: Kentucky, Cal Baptist, Alabama, Marquette, Long Beach State, Loyola Marymount, Utah State, SMU, Hawaii, Fresno State, Mississippi State, Montana State, Colorado State.
▪ Chambers, a fast-riser in the class of 2025, reported an offer from UK on July 18. During her sophomore season, she averaged a team-high 13.3 points and 2.6 steals per game. Chambers is also a talented soccer player.
Tianna Chambers @TiannaMChambers
6'0 2025 #dualAthlete️ @cchswbball #WksideWin #soloPush @MtnWestPremier 17u #EYBL@EOTBasketball Summer Swoosh pic.twitter.com/tPfW8kOhQa— Matthew Kovach (@MattyK31) July 22, 2023
Avery Gordon, 6-6 C (2025)
High school: Brownsburg High School (Brownsburg, Ind.).
AAU: IN Elite Thunder.
Offers: Kentucky, Michigan, Penn State, Clemson, Iowa State, Texas Tech, Pitt, Oklahoma State, Illinois, Xavier, Maryland, Butler, Iowa, Omaha, Purdue, Toledo, Evansville.
▪ Gordon, who sits at No. 44 in the class of 2025 per espnW, reported a UK offer on July 16. During her sophomore season with Brownsburg, she led the Bulldogs in multiple statistical categories, including averages of 18.2 points, 8.7 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game. She has taken unofficial visits to Iowa, Illinois, Purdue and Xavier.
So thankful to announce I have received an offer to play ball at @KentuckyWBB ! Go Wildcats! @UKCoachLZ @c42k @coachjen_UK https://t.co/U6yNZoE1J0
— avery gordon (@AGordon2025) July 16, 2023
Logyn Greer, 6-3 G/F (2025)
High school: Friends’ Central (Wynnewood, Pa.).
AAU: Elevate Elite.
Offers: Kentucky, Illinois, Ole Miss, California, North Texas, Arizona State, Ohio State, Howard, Georgetown, Pitt, Towson, George Mason, St. John’s, Delaware State.
▪ Greer has taken visits to Villanova, West Virginia (under former head coach Dawn Plitzuweit), Syracuse, Howard, Towson, Monmouth and St. John’s. She was also invited to participate in the Team USA U16 Trials in May. Her older brother, EJay, is a freshman on Bowling Green’s basketball team.
@logyn_greer out here looking like @KDTrey5 pic.twitter.com/vF3GP4jyYq
— NYGHoops (@NYGHoops) July 31, 2023
Agot Makeert, 6-1 PG/CG (2025)
High school: St. Ignatius (Thunder Bay, Ontario).
AAU: Kia Nurse Elite.
Offers: Kentucky, Purdue, Syracuse, BYU, Dayton, Michigan State, Marquette, Michigan, Memphis, Iowa State, Miami (Fla.), South Florida, Wisconsin.
▪ Makeer, a versatile playmaker based in Canada, reported an offer from UK via social media on July 4 following a phone call with UK assistant coach Jennifer Hoover. You can find our breakdown of Makeer’s game and how the offer came about here.
Blessed to have received an offer from the University of Kentucky. Thank you too coach Hoover, coach Elzy and the coaching staff for the opportunity! pic.twitter.com/q5azZEFfnb
— Agot Makeer (@makeer_agot) July 4, 2023
Note: You can find an updated scholarship chart for Kentucky women’s basketball at https://bit.ly/3LURL6z.