{"id":709873,"date":"2026-04-13T20:51:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T20:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/709873\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T20:51:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T20:51:14","slug":"recruiting-expert-gives-update-on-tyran-stokes-and-rob-wright","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/709873\/","title":{"rendered":"Recruiting expert gives update on Tyran Stokes and Rob Wright"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">As <a href=\"https:\/\/ukathletics.com\/sports\/mbball\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Kentucky Basketball<\/a> looks to make a splash this week with Rob Wright and Tyran Stokes visiting, one recruiting insider has an update on where things stand with the two highly-touted prospects.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/247sports.com\/high-school\/washington\/video\/kentucky-hosting-several-visits-including-no-1-recruit-tyran-stokes-13731297\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">At 247 Sports<\/a>, Travis Branham just shared the latest on where things stand with Stokes and Wright, and he threw a bit of cold water on things for Big Blue Nation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">First off, Branham still believes Kansas is the slight leader for Stokes, though that\u2019s before the latter visits Lexington to hear Kentucky\u2019s last-ditch effort for the No. 1 prospect in high school basketball. But going into the visit, Kansas was still the leader in Branham\u2019s eyes based on what his sources said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">In regard to Wright, while many believe Kentucky is the leader, Branham says he believes it\u2019s much more of a toss-up right now between the Wildcats and returning to BYU, so don\u2019t count out the Cougars just yet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Branham is an expert on all things recruiting and one of the best in the business, so this latest update is a good reminder for fans not to get their hopes up \u2018too\u2019 high at this time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">While Kentucky may be dreaming of landing both players as early as today, it\u2019s clear that there\u2019s still plenty of work to be done to get this across the finish line. The belief is that the Kentucky coaching staff is pushing for a commitment from Stokes right now, but if that doesn\u2019t happen, they may move on and focus on getting impact transfers before they go off the board to other schools.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">As for Wright, if Kentucky misses there, Zoom Diallo is still on the board and just visited this past weekend. Transfer point guards <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aseaofblue.com\/kentucky-wildcats-basketball\/169507\/talented-point-guard-alex-wilkins-met-with-mark-pope-and-plans-to-visit-kentucky\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alex Wilkins<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aseaofblue.com\/kentucky-wildcats-basketball\/169503\/jalen-cox-visits\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jalen Cox<\/a> are also set to visit this week, so the Wildcats are already lining up contingency plans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Will Mark Pope be able to land one or both of Rob Wright and Tyran Stokes when it\u2019s all said and done? 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