May one other member of the Thiero household swimsuit as much as play hoops for the Wildcats?
On Monday, four-star class of 2026 energy ahead Mimi Thiero introduced she is all the way down to a dozen finalists. Kentucky ladies’s basketball made the minimize, as did Louisville, Memphis, Mississippi State, Vanderbilt, Florida, Michigan, Oregon, Clemson, North Carolina, Maryland, and Georgia Tech. Kentucky head coach Kenny Brooks provided Thiero, who was beforehand being recruited to UK by former head coach Kyra Elzy, again in Might.
A relationship has shortly developed since then.
Of notice, Thiero is the youthful sister of Adou Thiero, who performed two seasons with the Kentucky males’s basketball program (2022-24) earlier than finally making his approach to the NBA earlier this yr.
“It’s been nice. My brother went to Kentucky, so I already knew about this system,” Thiero lately instructed Rivals’ Talia Goodman. “The SEC is a superb convention. They’re additionally a extremely nice faculty.”
Thiero intends to formally go to Kentucky in September. The 6-foot-4 submit participant, ranked because the No. 40 general rising highschool senior within the nation, can even take OVs to Clemson, Michigan, Georgia Tech, and North Carolina. Thiero has mentioned prior to now she want to make a dedication resolution round November.
Brooks already has Kentucky in nice form with the 2026 recruiting class. The Wildcats maintain two commitments on this cycle, each of them thought of five-star skills. PG Maddyn Greenway (No. 9 general) and CG Savvy Swords (No. 11) make up a powerful backcourt duo of incoming ‘Cats. Thiero might be the frontcourt piece that ties the group collectively.
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