Kentucky has offered another top ten player in the 2027 class
The Kentucky Wildcats and coach Mark Pope continue to offer the top players in the 2027 recruiting class, and have now offered a five-star guard.
Mark Pope wasn't able to land any of the top recruits in the 2026 class for the Kentucky Wildcats , but that isn't stopping him from targeting the top players in 2027. On Monday, Pope officially offered a scholarship to guard King Gibson . Gibson is a 6'4", 185 lb guard out of North Carolina who is currently rated five stars by 247Sports and ranks as their No.
6 overall player in the 2027 class. He announced the offer via his account on X. Blessed to receive an offer from the University of Kentucky!
Thank you @KentuckyMBB pic. twitter. com/QA4Rf8FvZE ā King Gibson (@thekinggibson8) May 18, 2026 Kentucky joins an already long list of schools to offer Gibson.
It includes nearly every top program in the country and a slew of SEC teams who all view him as a play-maker capable of dominating at the college level with both his scoring and his passing. Gibson has been shining during on the Nike EYBL circuit, averaging over 16 points per game through two sessions. He has shot the ball well from three-point range, and has even rebounded effectively as well.