On Monday, Mark Pope paid Braydon Hawthorne a very high Kentucky Basketball compliment when he compared the freshman forward to UK legend Tayshaun Prince. That comp may seem specific to Big Blue ...

Hawthorne, a 6'8" small forward, is the No. 1 high school player in West Virginia according to both 247 Sports and ESPN. Nationally, he is ranked No. 81 in ESPN's Top 100 and No. 71 on 247 Sports.

Kentucky has been making plenty of moves in the transfer portal this offseason. However, the high school ranks are still on their radar. Following Acaden Lewis‘ decommitment on Thursday, UK has ...

Mark Pope made a last-minute addition to the 2025-26 roster as he brought in four-star wing Braydon Hawthorne. In 247Sports' rankings of the 2025 class, Hawthorne is ranked as the 33rd best player in ...