That player is Serbian superstar Nikola Kusturica, and he picked the UCLA Bruins. This was an interesting recruitment because for a while the Wildcats were in the lead, and at one point, a crystal ball came in for the Wildcats to land Kusturica.

Kentucky basketball will be playing against one of its top recruiting targets during the 2026-27 season.

The Kentucky Wildcats were once the favorites to land European wing Nikola Kusturica, but he has now committed elsewhere.

Kentucky basketball lost a key recruiting battle on Thursday morning as a top international prospect decided to commit elsewhere.

Nikola Kusturica emerged as a major target to fill out Mark Pope's 2026-27 roster earlier this summer. He's not coming to Kentucky.

LOS ANGELES -- Steve Alford barely mentioned last year's 83-44 drubbing by Kentucky and showed no video of it in preparing UCLA for the rematch. The memory was already seared in the minds of the players who endured the humiliation. Alford's main message ...

It seems like a two-team race for Kusturica's services as we inch closer to a decision.