Perhaps the biggest star in Kentucky’s 2026 recruiting class — five-star point guard Maddyn Greenway — is now officially a Wildcat. She is the third signee of the class for Kenny Brooks and the staff, joining Emily McDonald and Savvy Swords.
Greenway is the No. 9 player in Rivals Industry Rankings, making her Kentucky’s highest-ranked recruit since 2013 (Linnae Harper, No. 5).
The 5-foot-8 point guard picked the Cats over the likes of Stanford, UCLA, Duke, Clemson and then Iowa. Her father, Chad, was a linebacker for the Hawkeyes before spending over a decade playing for the Minnesota Vikings, and her mother, Jenni, was a track star there. Kind of like Savvy Swords not wanting to follow her sister, Syla, to Michigan, Greenway is charting her own path.
“I’ve been a Hawkeye fan my whole life, with both my parents having gone there,” Greenway told KSR when she committed. “Obviously, with my dad, I’ve lived in Minnesota my whole life, and I’ve always been under his shadow, so I just wanted to make my own path.”
She’ll certainly get that opportunity in Lexington. If all goes to plan, she should end up being the next great Kenny Brooks point guard.
Rundown of prospects offered by Kentucky
2026
5-star post Olivia Vukosa – No. 3 overall, No. 1 post – Christ the King (FL) – Committed to UConn
5-star point guard Kate Harpring – No. 4 overall, No. 1 point guard – Marist (GA) – Committed to North Carolina
5-star guard Trinity Jones – No. 11 overall, No. 4 guard – Bolingbrook (IL) – Committed to Clemson
5-star point guard Maddyn Greenway – No. 13 overall, No. 3 point guard – Providence Academy (MN) – Committed to Kentucky
5-star guard Bella Flemings – No. 16 overall, No. 6 guard – Brennan (TX) – Committed to Duke
4-star wing Savvy Swords – No. 19 overall, No. 5 wing – Long Island Lutheran (NY) – Committed to Kentucky
4-star guard Emily McDonald – No. 23 overall, No. 8 guard – Long Island Lutheran (NY) – Committed to Kentucky
4-star guard Jenica Lewis – No. 24 overall, No. 10 guard – Johnston (IA) – Committed to Notre Dame
4-star guard Sanai Green – No. 25 overall, No. 11 guard – Long Island Lutheran (NY) – Committed to Duke
4-star wing Bella Ragone – No. 30 overall, No. 9 wing – Mill Creek (GA) – Committed to Notre Dame
4-star forward Amari Byles – No. 37 overall, No. 7 forward – DeSoto (TX) – Committed to Notre Dame
4-star forward Kamora Pruitt – No. 38 overall, No. 8 forward – Legion Prep Academy (TX) – Committed to NC State
4-star forward Mimi Thiero – No. 42 overall, No. 10 forward – Quaker Valley (PA) – Committed to Maryland
4-star guard Whitley Rogers – No. 49 overall, No. 18 guard – Little Rock Christian Academy (AR) – Missed top 5
2027
5-star guard Ivanna Wilson Manyacka – No. 2 overall, No. 1 guard – Bullis (MD)
5-star post Caroline Bradley – No. 3 overall, No. 1 post – Oak Grove (LA)
5-star guard Haylen Ayers – No. 5 overall, No. 2 guard – University School of Jackson (TN)
5-star wing Jordyn Palmer – No. 6 overall, No. 1 wing – Westtown (PA)
5-star wing Micah Ojo – No. 7 overall, No. 2 wing – Princess Anne (VA)
5-star guard Sydney Savoury – No. 9 overall, No. 3 guard – Belleville (MI)
4-star point guard De’Andra Minor – No. 17 overall, No. 3 point guard – Grind Prep Academy (OK)
4-star forward Sydney Mobley – No. 21 overall, No. 4 forward – Big Walnut (OH)
4-star guard Madeline Mignery – No. 40 overall, No. 15 guard – Cardinal Mooney (FL)
Forward Isabella Marion – Unranked (international) – Denmark
2028
4-star forward Sydney Douglas – No. 2 overall, No. 1 forward – Centennial (CA)
4-star point guard Chloe Johnson – No. 3 overall, No. 1 point guard – Marshall (MN)
4-star wing Ella Peper – No. 4 overall, No. 1 wing – Dexter Southfield (MA)
4-star guard Dakhari Blankumsee – No. 9 overall, No. 4 guard – Winton Woods (OH)
4-star guard Janiyah Hargrave – No. 15 overall, No. 8 guard – Fairmont (OH)
4-star guard Erin Thomas – No. 21 overall, No. 11 guard – Princeton (OH)
4-star guard Jhaliana Guy – No. 22 overall, No. 12 guard – Bettendorf (IA) – Committed to Stanford
4-star point guard Easton McCollough – Unranked – Farmington (AR)
2029
Center Jayden McClain – Unranked (no rankings for 2029 yet) – Ryle (KY)
Wing Carib Morris – Unranked (no rankings for 2029 yet) – Cresset Christian Academy (NC)
(via ESPN’s SportsCenter NEXT Rankings)