Kentucky’s run of elite recruiting visitors keeps rolling, and the next name on the list is one of the biggest yet.
Five-star wing DeMarcus Henry is set to make his official visit to Lexington starting October 5, giving Mark Pope and the Wildcats another chance to make a move with one of the top players in the 2027 class. Rivals has Henry ranked No. 2 overall and No. 1 at his position, and the Charlotte, N.C., native confirmed the trip himself through League Ready.
“I just recently visited Arkansas. I’m looking to visit Kentucky on the 5th. I haven’t figured out the rest, but Louisville was my first one, then UConn and Arkansas, and I’m about to take Kentucky (this) upcoming (week).”
Henry is in Las Vegas this weekend for The Border League, and after that he’ll head to Lexington before sorting out the next steps in his recruitment.
His early impression of Kentucky is already a positive one.
“Mark Pope, Coach Mo (Williams), they are all just great people,” he told KSR of UK. “ I love what they’re doing with the program.
They’re always reaching out, the whole coaching staff. Just reaching out to me, it means a lot hearing from all those guys.
It’s such a great program. … They’ve just been saying they believe that they could do the best job with me, and they feel like I’m a priority to them.”
Henry’s list has been narrowed to Kentucky, Louisville, Ohio State, BYU, Kansas, North Carolina, UConn and Arkansas, and he’s already laid out what will matter most when it comes time to make a decision.
“Really, it’s just a school that can push me to be better. That’s the main goal, to just keep growing and growing.
I feel like there’s always more room for improvement,” Henry told KSR. “So whoever will push me to be better and just make me uncomfortable, that’s probably what will stand out the most.
“Just a program that’s like - I’m very big on family, so it’s like a family culture where everybody’s close together. It will be a school that helps me strive, help me reach the NBA. That’s really the main thing.”
Kentucky has been busy on the recruiting trail already this week, with four-star center Paul Osaruyi and five-star guard Reese Alston both on campus, while No. 1 recruit CJ Rosser is in Lexington for an official visit right now.
Henry is next in line, arriving as the latest top-end target to give the Wildcats a look. The visits are stacking up. Now Kentucky has to turn all that attention into results.
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