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Kentucky is in the final three for a five-star guard in 2025

Kentucky women’s basketball makes the final three for 2025 recruit ZaKiyah Johnson.

There has been a lot of news recently concerning Mark Pope and the Kentucky men’s basketball team and their recruiting. However, the Kentucky women’s basketball team and coach Kenny Brooks got some good recruiting news on Tuesday.

Guard ZaKiyah Johnson named her final three schools, and Kentucky is on that list. The other schools are Louisville and the LSU Tigers. She is set to make her decision on November first, according to 247sports.

Related: Kentucky women’s basketball 22nd in AP Top 25

Johnson is a 6’0″ wing out of Kentucky. She is rated four stars by 247sports and is ranked as the number 12 player overall in the class of 2025. She’s number nine overall in their composite rankings.

Coach Brooks has done a terrific job so far in building a competitive roster for this season, and has several top recruits in his sights for next year. Keeping Johnson in the state of Kentucky would be a terrific get for the 2025 class.

Kentucky women’s basketball is ranked in the preseason AP Top 25

Kentucky women’s basketball will start the season ranked 22nd in the preseason AP Top 25 poll.

One day after the Kentucky men’s basketball team came in at number 23 in the AP Top 25, the Kentucky women’s basketball team shows up on the preseason AP Top 25 poll as well.

The Wildcats, and new coach Kenny Brooks come in at number 22 in the poll, one spot higher than the men’s team. They are the sixth ranked team out of the SEC in the poll, with South Carolina at the top.

Related: Analysts predict where Kentucky will finish in the SEC

Like Mark Pope, Kenny Brooks enters his first season as the coach at Kentucky. He also assembled his team with several transfers which will play a big role for the 2024-25 squad. It does have a lot of veteran leadership, however, which will come in handy in March.

This season will be an interesting one for Brooks and company. Preseason polls are fun to look at, but have no real bearing on the season. For now, however, the voters have some respect for what Kentucky has put together. Fans will have to see how it plays out.