Kentucky WBB Recruiting Update: 'Cats make Top 3 for 2025 four-star guard Adelaide Jernigan

It was a rather slow week for Kentucky women’s basketball recruiting, but on Thursday, some pretty significant news regarding a top target was revealed.

Class of 2025 four-star guard Adelaide Jernigan narrowed her list of schools down to just three after previously having a Top 10. While Kentucky wasn’t in the original Top 10, Virginia Tech was. Of course, when Kenny Brooks jumped ship to Kentucky, Jernigan immediately began to consider the ‘Cats as a potential landing spot for her talents.

Then, when Jernigan narrowed her schools in consideration to three, all that were left were Michigan, NC State (the home-state team in this recruitment), and Kentucky.

NEWS: Adelaide Jernigan, a four-star prospect in the class of 2025 is down to three schools she tells @247Sports.

Jernigan has also scheduled official visits to each program.

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— Dushawn London (@DushawnLondon1) July 18, 2024

The 58th ranked prospect in the class spoke with Dushawn London of 247Sports, and she revealed that she is taking official visits to all three programs. The order goes as follows:

• NC State: August 29-31
• Kentucky: September 6-8
• Michigan: September 20-22

Additionally, she also mentioned that she plans to make her commitment at the end of September once her visits have wrapped up.

Rundown of prospects offered by Kentucky

2025

• 5-star wing Agot Makeer – No. 6 overall, No. 1 wing – Crestwood Prep (Canada)
• 5-star guard ZaKiyah Johnson – No. 7 overall, No. 4 guard – Sacred Heart Academy (KY)
• 5-star wing Kaelyn Carroll – No. 29 overall, No. 7 wing – Tabor Academy (MA)
• 4-star wing Lauren Hurst – No. 35 overall, No. 8 wing – Cleveland High School (TN)
• 4-star wing Aubrey Shaw – No. 36 overall, No. 9 wing – Blue Valley North (KS)
• 4-star guard Adelaide Jernigan – No. 58 overall, No. 24 guard – Bishop McGuinness (NC)
• 4-star guard Bryn Martin – No. 61 overall, No. 25 guard – No. Springboro (OH)
• 4-star forward Manuella Alves – No. 64 overall, No. 9 forward – Central Pointe Christian Academy (FL)
• 4-star guard Madison Parrish – No. 88 overall, No. 37 guard – Mason (OH)
• Forward Grace Mbugua – Unranked – Danville Christian Academy (KY)

2026

• 5-star forward Olivia Vukosa – No. 2 overall, No. 1 forward – Christ the King (FL)
• 5-star guard Trinity Jones – No. 5 overall, No. 4 guard – Bolingbrook (IL)
• 5-star forward Amari Byles – No. 13 overall, No. 3 forward – DeSoto (TX)
• 4-star point guard Kate Harpring – No. 18 overall, No. 2 point guard – Marist (GA)
• 4-star point guard Maddyn Greenway  – No. 21 overall, No. 3 point guard – Providence Academy (MN)
• 4-star wing Bella Ragone – No. 26 overall, No. 6 wing – Mill Creek (GA)
• 4-star guard Sanai Green – No. 29 overall, No. 12 guard – The Steward School (VA)

2027

• 5-star guard Ivanna Wilson Manyacka – No. 2 overall, No. 1 guard – Bullis (MD)
• 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)

2029

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

(Rankings from ESPN/HoopGurlz)