"Clearly a Jayhawk," "He will go to Duke": Fans react as 6'7 five-star prospect visits Mark Pope's Kentucky

Tyran Stokes took an official visit to Kentucky on Sunday. Stokes is the No. 1 player in the Class of 2026 (per ESPN), will enter the senior year of his high school basketball career next season. The 6-foot-7 small forward, who plays for Notre Dame in Sherman Oaks, California, also played in the AAU Circuit.

On3's Joe Tipton broke the news about Stokes' visit on X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday.

"5⭐️ Tyran Stokes, the No. 1 ranked player in the 2026 class, is currently on an official visit to Kentucky, source told @On3Recruits. The 6-foot-7 small forward is a Louisville, KY native."

Hoops fans were excited about this news and shared their opinions in the comments.

"so clearly a jayhawk," a fan commented.

A fan added, "Sounds like he will go to Duke."

More fans joined the conversation to give their reactions.

Fans react to news of Tyran Stokes' visit. (Image via X @Tiptonedits)

"He can take as many visits as he wants but we all kno he heading to louisville lol.. i feel bad that they missed out on ament also i dont think they would give up stokes with a large bag of cashishhh. only if he reclassed, he could be playing for louisville next szn," commented a fan.

Another fan added, "Now everyone can relax . Russ recruitment is far from over. But Kentucky is in the mix. Louisville fans think any visit they get is a lock."

"He’s not gonna go there. Mark pope is awful at recruiting,'' a fan commented.

"To Loserville fans; "Be afraid, be very afraid" another fan added.

"come home boy," another fan wrote.

Stokes, who is playing for the Oakland Soldiers alongside the No. 6 recruit in the Class of 2026 (as per On3's Industry Rankings), Jason Crowe Jr., has led his team to an 8-3 record as they sit third in the Merritt Division with eight points.

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Louisville, Kentucky lead the race to sign Tyran Stokes

The Class of 2026 recruit has plenty of offers from top programs, including the Louisville Cardinals, Kentucky Wildcats, Kansas Jayhawks, Arkansas Razorbacks and more.

However, according to On3's Recruitment Prediction Machine, Louisville leads the race to land Tyran Stokes, with a 32.6% prediction. Kentucky is next with a 28.5% chance, followed by Kansas with a 24.4% probability and other colleges with less than 1% chance.

He still has another year to decide on his collegiate career.