The 2024 Pangos All-American Camp tipped off Sunday in Las Vegas. 117 of the country’s best high school prospects have gathered at Bishop Gorman to put on a show for the many NBA personnel watching from the bleachers.
Usually, Kentucky has double-digit recruits participating, but with the changing of the guard from John Calipari to Mark Pope, the new staff has (understandably) spent most of the offseason building out the 2024-25 roster as opposed to diving into the high school ranks. Pope and Co. have begun to dip into the pre-college level a bit more over recent weeks, but a lot of the talks remain in the early stages.
However, there are still a handful of familiar names at the Pangos All-American Camp, which continues throughout Monday and Tuesday. The final day is the highlight of the event with the Cream of the Crop games closing things out. Will any of Kentucky’s participating targets play their way into those All-Star-type games?
Here’s who is in Las Vegas right now and has ties to the Wildcats.
Meleek Thomas (’25 SG) 6-3, 175 | Lincoln Park Performing Arts (Pittsburgh, PA)
5-star: No. 6 overall, No. 2 SG
Brayden Burries (’25 CG) 6-4, 185 | Eleanor Roosevelt (Riverside, CA)
5-star: No. 14 overall, No. 1 CG
Tounde Yessoufou (’25 SF) 6-6, 210 | St. Joseph (Santa Maria, CA)
4-star: No. 24 overall, No. 7 SF
Jerry Easter (’25 CG) 6-4, 185 | La Lumiere School (Toledo, OH)
4-star: No. 28 overall, No. 3 CG
Gabe Weis (’26 PF) 6-7, 170 | Montverde Academy (Springfield, KY)
4-star: No. 74 overall, No. 11 PF
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