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Kenny Brooks gets another huge recruiting win for Kentucky

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Kentucky women's basketball coach Kenny Brooks got another offseason win by landing a former top 10 WNBA draft pick.

The Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team has had a tremendous offseason so far. Coach Kenny Brooks is bringing in a top ten recruiting class, led by three McDonald's All-Americans. He also landed a couple of very good transfer portal players who will contribute right away.

Then, on Wednesday, the Wildcats got another huge win by landing a former top ten WNBA draft pick. Ajsa Sivka is a 6'4" guard out of Slovenia who drafted with the tenth overall pick in the 2025 WNBA draft. by the Chicago Sky.

She ultimately decided to finish high schoool in Europe, though, and never joined the league. Welcome to Lexington, @AjsaSivka7 !! ๐Ÿ’™โœ๏ธ pic.

twitter. com/om3FNV4jSc โ€” Kentucky Womenโ€™s Basketball (@KentuckyWBB) May 6, 2026 Now, Sivka brings her tremendous talent to Lexington to play for Brooks. Her size as a guard is obvious, but she's also a very good shooter and scorer.