Kentucky Basketball offers Chase Lumpkin
Lumpkin is a top-50 recruit in the 2027 class.
The Kentucky Wildcats staff, especially Mo Williams, has been working diligently on the recruiting trail since Williams was hired by Mark Pope as an assistant. The Wildcats have set their sights on a top player in the 2027 class. This week, Williams extended an offer to one of the top shooting guards in the class of 2027, Chase Lumpkin, who announced the offer on Tuesday .
Lumpkin a 4-star recruit who’s ranked at No. 45 in the Rivals Industry Rankings. The Powder Springs, Georgia native plays his high school basketball at McEachern, where he’s being heavily recruited.
Lumpkin is coming off a phenomenal weekend at Nike’s EYBL, Atlanta Session. where he showcased his impressive talents and was also named MVP of the weekend by Rivals. He averaged 26 points, 7 boards, seven assists, and 2.
7 steals on the weekend. Lumkin, the do-it-all guard, is certainly a player the Wildcats would like to have heading into the 2027 season. The Cats have had interest in Lumpkin for a while now, as he’s made his way to Lexington twice, as he saw the Wildcats’ takedown of Purdue in an exhibition game, and the close loss to North Carolina in last season’s ACC/SEC Challenge.