Kentucky Grabs Commitment from High-Potential 7-Footer
Kentucky men’s basketball earned another major commitment on Monday, locking up Miami (OH) big man Reece Potter.
Kentucky men’s basketball earned another commitment on Monday, adding Miami (OH) 7-footer Reece Potter.
On3 confirmed the report in the afternoon after KSR’s Jacob Polacheck had initially reported that the Wildcats were involved with Potter in the morning.
UK Assistant Coach Cody Fueger was the main recruiter for Potter according to his mother, with the man most famous for social media “booms” securing the deal.
Potter was a sophomore for the RedHawks last season, committing to play in Oxford, Ohio, out of Lexington Catholic High School. He averaged 6.5 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.2 assists per night while shooting 46.6% from the field in just over 17 minutes on the court.
Nearly all of his figures went up last season compared to his freshman year with Miami.
Potter was a three-star prospect coming out of high school but was not heavily pursued by former UK Head Coach John Calipari, who had also overlooked Harlan County’s Trent Noah and locked up Lyon County’s Travis Perry.
Standing at 7-foot-1 and weighing 215 pounds, Potter saw plenty of success at Miami (OH), though it would never grant him an NCAA Tournament berth.
In 2024, his freshman season, Miami (OH) finished 15-17 with an even 9-9 MAC record in Head Coach Travis Steele’s second season. A loss to Akron in the MAC Tournament would end the RedHawks’ season, as is the unfortunate reality for most teams in one-bid conferences.
Coming back to Miami as a sophomore, the RedHawks were much improved, going 25-9 and 14-4 in conference, being crowned champions of the Fort Myers Tip-Off Palms Division. The RedHawks bested Siena and Mercer to claim this crown.
While not having any marquee wins on the resume, Miami (OH) would earn the No. 2 seed in the MAC, making it all the way to the conference title game before falling, once again, to Akron, granting the Zips an NCAA Tournament berth and ending the RedHawks’ season.
Potter was limited in that title game loss, putting up just two points in 14 minutes, which paled in comparison to the 19 and 15-point showings he recorded earlier in the year against Sacred Heart and Eastern Michigan, respectively.
With optimism that Potter can take a big step up in his hometown of Lexington and a size that can’t be taught, the commitment is a massive win for a Kentucky squad that has already had a very strong offseason in the transfer portal.
