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Wisconsin commit Zach Kinziger moves in latest ESPN100 for class of 2025

Wisconsin commit Zach Kinziger moves in latest ESPN100 for class of 2025

Wisconsin commit Zach Kinziger is now ranked No. 68 in the latest ESPN100 ranking for the class of 2025.

Two months ago, Kinziger was ranked No. 67 in the midst of a hectic summer with De Pere High School and Team Herro in the AAU circuit.

The De Pere, Wisconsin native is considered a four-star recruit by 247Sports, On3 and ESPN. 247Sports ranks the 6’3,” 175-pound shooting guard as the No. 128 overall player in the class of 2025, No. 24 shooting guard and No. 4 prospect from Wisconsin.

While Kinziger and three-star center Will Garlock are Wisconsin’s lone commitments in the class at the moment, four other in-state class of 2025 prospects were included in ESPN Recruiting Director Paul Biancardi’s latest hierarchy.

That list includes four-star center Kai Rogers (undecided), four-star forward Xzavion Mitchell (Iowa State), four-star shooting guard Jamarion Batemon (Iowa State) and four-star combo guard Davion Hannah (undecided).

While Kinziger has already offered his pledge to join Greg Gard’s program, both Hannah and Rogers could eventually end up in Madison. On3’s recruiting prediction machine awarded UW a 15.3% chance to land Rogers and a 22.8% chance to secure a commitment from Hannah, ESPN’s No. 22 prospect for the class.

Kentucky basketball has contacted 2025 recruit Jamarion Bateman

Kentucky basketball is recruiting 2025 combo guard Jamarion Bateman.

Kentucky basketball and the coaching staff are adding another player to the list of targets in the 2025 recruiting class. Combo guard Jamarion Batemen has heard from the Wildcats according to Kentucky Sports Radio’s Jacob Polacheck (subscription required).

When Mark Pope and assistant Cody Fueger were at BYU, they were recruiting Bateman, and re-establishing contact now that they’re in Lexington. They’ve let him know they’re still interested.

Bateman is a 6’3″ combo guard in the 2025 class. He has a three-star rating from On3 Sports, and Rivals ranks him inside the top 150 players in the class.

Bateman told Polacheck that Fueger, in particular, had been in contact with him consistently. He also commented on Kentucky basketball, saying:

Kentucky is a blue-blood. They put guys in the NBA and they play a lot of big-time games.

Pope won’t be recruiting the same way as his predecessor did. He would like some players he can develop and keep for more than just one year. The Kentucky staff clearly likes his talent and thinks he would be a good addition to the team.