Top Kentucky basketball recruiting links: Robert Dillingham picks N.C. State over UK
Five-star combo guard Robert Dillingham committed to North Carolina State over a group of finalists that also included Kentucky on Wednesday.
Dillingham -- a 6-foot-2 prospect from Hickory, N.C. -- is the No. 8 overall player in the 2023 class, according to the 247Sports composite rankings. He took an official visit to Kentucky in October, and UK was viewed as a heavy favorite over the past several weeks before N.C. State made a late run at talented in-state star and ultimately landed his commitment. He was also considering Kansas, Louisiana State and Memphis.
Even though they lost out on Dillingham, the Wildcats are expected to contend for the No. 1 recruiting class in the 2023 cycle. They already have a commitment from in-state five-star guard Reed Sheppard, they’re well-positioned in the recruitment of No. 1 overall prospect DJ Wagner (another combo guard) and they’ve extended scholarship offers to several other top-10 recruits in the class.
Dillingham, who now plays for the Kanye West-backed Donda Academy (Calif.), still has two more seasons of high school basketball. He is N.C. State’s highest-ranked commitment since Dennis Smith Jr. in 2016.
Top Kentucky basketball recruiting links:
UK Recruiting Mailbag: Predicting the 2023 class, Dillingham and more
Watch Chris Livingston: Kentucky recruit will have 10 games on ESPN
No mention of UK in update on top-20 national recruit Ja’Kobe Walter
New video highlights of Ron Holland, who is on UK’s radar in the ‘23 class
Checking in on the top five college basketball freshman so far this season
UK Mailbag: Notes on the future frontcourt, Shaedon Sharpe and more
Rivals.com: What N.C. State is getting with addition of Robert Dillingham
247 on Dillingham: ‘Arguably the most dynamic guard in the 2023 class’
Slam Magazine: Shaedon Sharpe is ready to take over at Kentucky
Good analysis of 2023 big Isaiah Miranda, who will visit UK this month
CBS Sports ranks TyTy Washington as the nation’s No. 9 freshman so far
More recruiting links: Cason Wallace had a great weekend performance
