Big Blue Madness is traditionally one of the biggest recruiting weekends of the year for Kentucky Basketball.
The unofficial kickoff to the basketball season typically draws some of Kentucky’s top targets,
and this year seems to continue that trend as one of the top prospects in the 2026 recruiting class will be in Lexington for Big Blue Madness.
2026 shooting guard Caleb Holt is expected to be in attendance for Big Blue Madness. Holt is viewed as one of the top 5 prospects in the class, and has been a Kentucky target for quite a while. The 6’5 guard from Prolific Prep took an official visit to Lexington in September, but is taking an unofficial visit this coming weekend.
That’s big for Kentucky in a hotly-contested recruitment. Alabama is also viewed as one of the top contenders for Holt. He’s also taken visits to Arkansas, Ole Miss, Arizona, and Providence. He’s also expected to visit Auburn.
247 Sports Director of Scouting Adam Finkelstein had this to say about Holt over the summer.
“The bottom line is that Holt is one of the most consistently impactful players in high school basketball and has the mentality and physical tools to have a high long-term floor. His ceiling will be dictated by the continued progression of his guard skills, along with his ability to maintain his efficiency while stretching his game.”
Big Blue Madness weekend is setting up to be a big recruiting weekend for Mark Pope and staff.
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Headlines
UK Football’s downward spiral continues with Georgia loss – Herald Leader
Now 12 consecutive games against power-conference competition with 2 or fewer offensive touchdowns.
Mark Stoops defiant after loss – Cats Pause
Stoops comes out swinging over that buyout report.
Cam Miller earned more opportunities with Georgia performance – KSR
I’d like to see some of the young receivers more.
Confident Jasper Johnson could have big year – Vaughts Views
Jasper could be this team’s biggest X-factor.
UK Soccer hosts Vanderbilt today – UK Athletics
Big game today.
Week 6 winners and losers – Bleacher Report
Did anyone see that UCLA upset coming?
More Week 6 winners and losers – SI
Western Kentucky among this week’s winners.
Mark Sanchez facing charges in stabbing incident – ESPN
The former Jets QB remains hospitalized.
The Longhorns could be riding back-to-back losses headed into Lexington.
Western Carolina QB completes first 46 passes of game – CBS Sports
That easily breaks the record.
