Mark Pope landed his highest-rated recruit since taking over in Lexington.
Five-star center Cherif Millogo announced his commitment to Kentucky on Wednesday. The 7'5" center picked the Wildcats over BYU and USC.
Millogo is a high-upside prospect and not just because of his size.
247Sports' Adam Finkelstein says: Millogo is not just a big body, though. There is an overlap of complimenting physical tools and basketball skills that make him a truly unique prospect at his size, even if he's still in the early stages of being able to reliable put them all together for sustained stretches.
He has soft natural touch that already extends out to the arc, the hands and feet to develop a post-game, and shows a passing instinct in high-low type actions.
He's also surprisingly mobile for a human being of his size. He runs and jumps without problem, is building up his body and already willing to seek out contact.
Millogo joins Ryan Hampton in Kentucky's 2027 class. They're also in the mix for a handful of other top prospects, including AJ Williams who visits Lexington this weekend.
On the court, there were only 10 games featuring two Division I teams.
Wichita State knocked off a pesky Cal State Northridge squad behind 26 points and 16 rebounds from Will Berg.
Jaiden Glover-Toscano led St. Joe's with 22 points and 7 rebounds in the Hawks' win over Longwood.
Cam'ron Fletcher logged a double-double in High Point's win over Maryland Eastern Shore.
Butler made 20 threes in their rout of Fairleigh Dickinson.
Noah Pagotto had 30 points, while Eric Acker and Willie Foster each had 22 in Northern Kentucky's win over South Dakota.
Queens overcame a 12-point deficit with 10 minutes to go to beat Loyola Marymount in a wild one on the road.
Saint Mary's defense stifled North Dakota State's offense en route to a 41-point win.
Santa Clara had 29 assists on 34 made baskets in their 23-point win over Milwaukee.
Nojus Indrusaitis went for 30 points in Cal's 84-70 win over Radford.
Auburn grabbed 50 rebounds in their 92-59 win over Southeastern Louisiana.
Check out all of yesterday's non-DI action here.
Four-star forward Landon Veal committed to Charlotte.
Illinois guard Jake Davis is out indefinitely after undergoing shoulder surgery.
On a new episode of The Basket Under Review Podcast, Eamonn Brennan and Tate Frazier recap the early-week games and look ahead to the weekend slate.
Joe Jackson asks what's real and what's not after the first few days of the new season.
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