Aaron Bradshaw will play for Penny Hardaway at Memphis

Dec 21, 2024; New York, New York, USA; Kentucky Wildcats center Amari Williams (22) looks to shoot the ball as Ohio State Buckeyes forward Aaron Bradshaw (4) defends during the first half at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: John Jones-Imagn Images

Once a Kentucky Wildcat, then an Ohio State Buckeye, former five-star forward Aaron Bradshaw has found his new home. Up next? Memphis, where he will suit up for the Tigers under head coach Penny Hardaway.

The 7-1, 215-pound big man out of Rahway, N.J. announced his commitment on Wednesday.

“10 toes down. Committed to the grind. Let’s get it, Memphis!” Bradshaw wrote on social media.

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Bradshaw appeared in 22 games for Ohio State in 2024-25 with five starts where he averaged 6.0 points and 2.7 rebounds per contest on 49% shooting from the field. Prior to that, he averaged 4.9 points and 3.3 rebounds in 26 games at Kentucky — including 10 starts.

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Before his time in Lexington, Columbus, and now, Memphis, the 7-1 forward was a consensus five-star recruit in the 2023 class, ranked No. 4 overall and No. 1 at his position. The McDonald’s All-American originally signed with Kentucky over the likes of Louisville, LSU, Oklahoma State and Seton Hall, among others, joining a class that also included DJ Wagner, Justin Edwards, Reed Sheppard, Rob Dillingham, Joey Hart and Jordan Burks. Of that group, Sheppard and Dillingham went on to become one-and-dones as top-10 picks while Edwards went undrafted in the 2024 NBA Draft. Elsewhere, Wagner made his way to Arkansas with John Calipari while Hart transferred to Ball State and Burks went to Georgetown, then Central Florida this offseason.

Bradshaw, the No. 203 player in the On3 transfer portal rankings, will have two years of eligibility remaining at Memphis.

Best of luck to the former Wildcat under Penny Hardaway in the AAC.

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