‘I really felt it was somethingspecial I wanted to be a part of.’ Kaelyn Carroll talks her commitment to Kentucky WBB [Video]

On Wednesday, 2025 five-star wing Kaelyn Carroll announced her commitment to Kentucky over Villanova, Minnesota, Florida State, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia Tech. She talked about her decision with KSR.

The relationship that Carroll built with Kenny Brooks during her recruitment was the main thing that sold her on being a Wildcat.

“I started building my relationship with Coach Brooks and the coaching staff while at Virginia Tech, and when he moved to Kentucky and re-offered me, there was no question I wanted to take an official [visit] and learn more about UK,” Carroll told KSR. “My visit was awesome, the campus was great and meeting the players and the chemistry they had already started to build so quickly; I really felt it was something special I wanted to be a part of.”

She added, “That was important to me in finally choosing a school, was being part of a growing program and seeing the relationship the …