New Jersey stars D.J. Wagner, Mackenzie Mgbako attend Kentucky’s ‘Big Blue Madness’

Posted Oct 19, 2021
John Calipari has enjoyed a New Jersey pipeline for years. Now Calipari hopes to keep that trend going with two Class of 2023 studs in D.J. Wagner of Camden High School, Dajuan’s son and the No. 1 recruit in the class, and Mackenzie Mgbako of Gill St. Bernard’s, the No. 3-ranked recruit in the class. Before tripping to Kentucky, Wagner was at Memphis. (Zag's Blog)

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