The University of Florida is one of seven schools on the official visit list for five-star point guard Cayden Daughtry.
Daughtry, the No. 3 overall prospect in the class of 2027, narrowed his list of 33 scholarship offers to 14 teams, including Arkansas, Florida, Florida State, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisville, Miami, Michigan, Providence, Tennessee, UConn, USC, Vanderbilt and Villanova, according to 247Sports.
His visit to Florida is set for Sept. 25-27, and there's potential for other get-togethers with Todd Golden's coaching staff, with Daughtry playing at Calvary Christian Academy in Fort Lauderdale. Florida offered him June 5 and has quickly surged in his recruitment.
Daughtry will also visit Florida State from Aug. 28-30, Tennessee from Sept. 4-6, Iowa from Sept. 11-13, UConn from Sept. 19-21, Miami from Oct. 16-18 and Arkansas from Oct. 30-Nov. 1.
The 6-foot point guard's stock exploded over the summer following strong event performances at the Bass Pro Tournament of Champions — 25 points, five **** ists, four rebounds and five steals — and The Throne, where he scored 36 points. He also won gold with USA Basketball at the FIBA U17 World Cup.

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The man who took the recruiting world by storm during his unbelievable run at the Peach Jam earlier this summer, Cayden Daughtry, has released a list of some of his final schools.
When I say a list of some, that's an understatement, with the list being Daughtry's top 14 schools.
Even though it's a list of 14 schools, it is still something to get excited about, considering a ton of programs were left off the list entirely.
The list includes Kentucky, along with Florida State, Iowa, Miami (Florida), UConn, Florida, Arkansas, Michigan, Tennessee, USC, Louisville, Providence, Villanova, and Vanderbilt.
Mark Pope and the Kentucky staff will have their hands full with this recruitment, given who they're battling. The schools that have collected the last four national championships are on the list, as well as two of Kentucky's biggest rivals in Tennessee and Louisville.

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American Idol alum Chris Daughtry stunned fans with his incredible fitness transformation, 20 years after starring on the hit talent show.
The 46-year-old looked better than ever as he posed for a photo in the gym, wearing black exercise shorts and sneakers with his six-pack abs on full display.
Chris' body was packed with muscle in the snap, which also showcased his extensive arm and chest tattoos. "Hey #dannymcbride lemme get in on that gijoe movie!!!!" he wrote in the Instagram caption, as fans rushed to the comment section to exclaim over his ripped look.
Chris showcased his jaw-dropping physique in the social media snap (@ Instagram)
"Goals!... Looking at this photo makes me excited to hit the gym again," wrote one fan, while another added: "Proud of you brother, so much hard work." A third chimed in: "Amazing physique!" while another said: "Incredible transformation over the years. Talk about getting better with age!"

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WALTON — There's good news at Lewis Cass in regards to athletic trainer Sally Young being back on the sidelines as the athletic trainer.
For awhile it looked like that might not be the case. There was a petition on Change.org that got 505 verified signatures. The petition stated: "For residents of Walton, Indiana, and particularly for those of us with children at Lewis Cass High School, the potential job loss of our beloved athletic trainer, Sally Young, is a deeply personal issue."
For a time it looked that Young might be out of a job at Lewis Cass.
But Parkview Logansport Hospital stepped up to the plate and saved the day.
Lewis Cass' previous superintendent Dr. Christopher Daughtry, who recently took the job at Wabash City Schools, also had an ****** ist, as well as the Lewis Cass school board.

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Cayden Daughtry may have solidified himself as the hottest prospect in the class of 2027 following a remarkable run at the 2026 Nike EYBL Peach Jam.
The 6-foot, 155-pound 5-star point guard led the Florida Rebels to the Peach Jam championship, putting together one of the most dominant stretches of the summer. Over his final eight games, Daughtry averaged an incredible 32.3 points, 6.1 ******* ists, 4.9 rebounds, and 2.9 steals per game while shooting 59 percent from the field, 49 percent from three-point range, and 91 percent from the free-throw line.
He capped off the championship run with another sensational performance, finishing with 33 points, nine rebounds, six ******* ists, one block, and just one turnover in the ******* le game.
Following his dominant summer, Daughtry now ranks No. 3 overall nationally and the No. 2 point guard, according to the 247 Sports rankings.
247 Sports Director of Scouting Adam Finkelstein has been especially high on Daughtry, calling him “the most skilled player in high school basketball.” Finkelstein praised Daughtry’s elite ball-handling, deep shooting range, advanced finishing package, pick-and-roll decision-making, low turnover rate, and willingness to move without the basketball despite being a high-volume creator.

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Jul. 14—Las Vegas became the center of the basketball universe last week, with NBA Summer League, of course, the big draw. But Nike taking its EYBL operations to Sin City brought even more of the basketball world together. That included several top Illinois targets (and a key 2027 commit). Here's a look at how a few of them fared:
Cayden Daughtry & NaVorro Bowman Jr.
Fresh off helping lead Team USA to gold at the FIBA U17 World Cup in Istanbul, this Class of 2027 guard duo kept proving how talented they are among their peers. Daughtry and Bowman are the top two scorers in the EYBL. The former averaged 32.7 points, six rebounds, 3.7 ****** ists and 2.3 steals during his run in Las Vegas. While Daughtry wasn't super efficient, knocking down just 18 percent of his three-pointers for the Florida Rebels, Bowman picked up the slack in that department. The Team Why Not guard averaged 21.8 points on 46 percent shooting overall and a 44 percent hit rate from three-point range to go with 4.8 ****** ists and 4.3 rebounds per game.
Quinton Kitt
Illinois' first commit in the Class of 2027 is also in the top 10 in the EYBL in scoring and did so at a high rate and with high efficiency in Las Vegas. The former East Peoria standout, who will play his senior season at Monarch Academy (Kan.), put up 21 points per game on 53/47/81 shooting last weekend for Meanstreets while also hauling in four rebounds per game. That kind of effort and production on the offensive end of the court has helped Kitt rise in the 2027 rankings.

Jul. 2—Illinois ******* istant coaches Geoff Alexander and Orlando Antigua have reached the "travel abroad" portion of their summers. Both were in Turkiye at the end of June for the FIBA U17 World Cup, and other FIBA events will have the two cycling back and forth between Champaign and The Continent.
Alexander and Antigua got a look at a pair of Illinois recruiting targets in the Class of 2027 during their time in Istanbul, with Team USA guards Cayden Daughtry and NaVorro Bowman Jr. playing key roles in another dominant performance by the U.S.
Wednesday's 141-85 win against Cameroon pushed Team USA to Friday's quarterfinals where they'll meet ******* XXX. The 56-point margin of victory has been fairly standard for the U.S. since a 115-84 win against France on the opening day of the tournament. The U.S. also beat ******* an 128-66 and Italy 131-80 in pool play.
Eight players putting up double digit scoring averages has helped Team USA average just shy of 129 points as a team thus far in its tournament run. Daughtry and Bowman are part of that high-powered offense. Daughtry is averaging 11.5 points, 5.8 ******* ists and three rebounds as the backup to starting point guard Beckham Black. Bowman is also averaging 10.8 points, 3.3 ******* ists and 2.8 rebounds off the bench.
Team USA, which is 55-0 all-time in FIBA U17 World Cup action, is now just three wins away from its eighth straight gold medal dating back to 2010. The most recent, in 2024, was led by four recent first-round NBA draft picks (AJ Dybantsa, Cameron Boozer, Chris Cenac Jr. and Koa Peat) and four of the top 2027 draft prospects (Caleb Holt, Jordan Smith Jr., Brandon McCoy and Tyran Stokes).

Back to the Future star Lea Thompson was a proud mom on the red carpet on Tuesday, as she supported her daughter ahead of the release of her newest film, Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity ***** Pass.
The 65-year-old looked incredible in a white dress that fell to just above her knees, featuring long sleeves and a draped scarf. She paired the look with strappy beige heels and dangling earrings, and wore her blonde hair in a stylish bob as she made the rare public appearance.
Lea's 31-year-old daughter, Zoey Deutch, wowed in a black one-shoulder gown with a high halter neck and draped detailing down one sleeve. She added black heels to complete the look and wore her hair in a chic up-do.
The mother-daughter duo beamed as they walked the red carpet together ahead of Zoey's new film, which follows her character, Gail Daughtry, as she travels to Hollywood to seek revenge on her fiancé by orchestrating a celebrity encounter.
Also in attendance on the special night was Zoey's dad, Howard Deutch, who has been married to Lea since 1989, after meeting on the set of Some Kind of Wonderful.

Iowa basketball is getting one of its top targets in the 2027 class on campus this fall.
Per On3's Joe Tipton, five-star point guard Cayden Daughtry will take an official visit to Iowa on Sept. 12, which coincides with the annual Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series football game between Iowa and Iowa State at Kinnick Stadium.
Daughtry, a 6-foot, 160-pound point guard from Calvary Christian Academy in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., is a five-star prospect, per the 247Sports composite rankings. In the 247Sports composite, Daughtry ranks as the No. 16 player nationally, as the No. 4 point guard and as the No. 4 player in Florida.
According to ESPN, Daughtry is the No. 12 prospect nationally, the No. 4 point guard and the top player in Florida. Daughtry is rated as the No. 22 player nationally, as the No. 7 point guard and as the No. 4 player in the Sunshine State, per Rivals.
The Hawkeyes offered Daughtry on July 12, 2025, and are viewed as one of the top contenders for his commitment, alongside schools such as Michigan, Miami and Florida State. Daughtry also holds offers from fellow power programs such as BYU, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisville, Ohio State, Penn State, Rutgers, UConn and Villanova.