Kentucky WBB offers Whitley Rogers, the 2025 Arkansas Gatorade Player of the Year

Kenny Brooks is officially on the hunt for the best player in the 2026 class to come out of the state of Arkansas.

Whitley Rogers, who was tabbed as the 2025 Arkansas Gatorade Player of the Year, recently announced on social media that she received an offer from Kentucky. She averaged 24.9 points, 6.9 rebound, 3.1 assists and 2.5 steals per game for Little Rock Christian Academy this season.

After a great conversation with @CoachBrooksUK, I'm blessed to recieve an offer from @KentuckyWBB! @TNFlightEYBL @WeWorkHoops @aayers22 @Lady_Warrior_BB pic.twitter.com/nlnsKQXPxl

— Whitley Rogers (@whitleyrogers_1) May 20, 2025

The 5-foot-11 guard led the Warriors to a 22-5 record en route to a berth in the Class 5A state tournament this season. If you trust the words of a high school coach of a rival, she can really do it all on the court.

“She has the ability to shoot a deep three, the pull-up jump shot or just beast her way to the rim,” Shekinna Stricklen, head coach at Sylvan Hills noted in the Gatorade Player of the Year press release. “She also crashes the boards hard and rebounds the ball. This part is all heart and effort, and her team feeds off it.”

Rogers has an innate ability to put the ball in the hoop, and that’s why Brooks and Kentucky now have her on their radar. Hopefully, we get to see her light it up in Historic Memorial Coliseum down the line (but only if she’s wearing “KENTUCKY” across her chest).

Rundown of prospects offered by Kentucky

2026

• 5-star point guard Kate Harpring – No. 2 overall, No. 1 point guard – Marist (GA)
• 5-star forward Olivia Vukosa – No. 3 overall, No. 1 forward – Christ the King (FL)
• 5-star guard Trinity Jones – No. 7 overall, No. 3 guard – Bolingbrook (IL)
• 5-star point guard Maddyn Greenway – No. 10 overall, No. 2 point guard – Providence Academy (MN) – Committed to Kentucky
• 5-star guard Bella Flemings – No. 12 overall, No. 6 guard – Brennan (TX)
• 5-star wing Savvy Swords – No. 13 overall, No. 3 wing – Long Island Lutheran (NY)
• 4-star forward Amari Byles – No. 22 overall, No. 5 forward – DeSoto (TX)
• 4-star wing Bella Ragone – No. 25 overall, No. 6 wing – Mill Creek (GA)
• 4-star forward Mimi Thiero – No. 27 overall, No. 6 forward – Quaker Valley (PA)
• 4-star guard Sanai Green – No. 28 overall, No. 11 guard – Long Island Lutheran (NY) – Committed to Duke
• 4-star forward Kamora Pruitt – No. 29 overall, No. 8 forward – Legion Prep Academy (TX)
• 4-star guard Emily McDonald – No. 41 overall, No. 14 guard – Long Island Lutheran (NY)
• Guard Whitley Rogers – Unranked – Little Rock Christian Academy (AR)

2027

• 5-star guard Ivanna Wilson Manyacka – No. 2 overall, No. 1 guard – Bullis (MD)
• 5-star wing Jordyn Palmer – No. 5 overall, No. 1 wing – Westtown (PA)
• 4-star point guard De’Andra Minor – No. 17 overall, No. 3 point guard – Grind Prep Academy (OK)
• 4-star forward Sydney Mobley – No. 21 overall, No. 3 forward – Big Walnut (OH)
• 4-star guard Sydney Savoury – No. 24 overall, No. 8 guard – Belleville (MI)
• Forward Isabella Marion – Unranked (international) – Denmark
• Guard Madeline Mignery – Unranked – Cardinal Mooney (FL)

2028

• Forward Sydney Douglas – Unranked (no rankings for 2028 yet) – Etiwanda (CA)
• Wing Ella Peper – Unranked (no rankings for 2028 yet) – Dexter Southfield (MA)
• Guard Chloe Johnson – Unranked (no rankings for 2028 yet) – Marshall (MN)
• Guard Jhaliana Guy – Unranked (no rankings for 2028 yet) – Bettendorf (IA) – Committed to Stanford

2029

• Center Jayden McClain – Unranked (no rankings for 2029 yet) – Ryle (KY)

(Rankings from ESPN/HoopGurlz)