He wouldn’t have a starting spot guaranteed by any means, but also definitely not red shirting.

NIL is considerably more than BYU

UK also has a ton to offer but way of connections, byu isn’t the only school offering connections to the nba (tons of active NBA stars played at UK)

Kentucky has super impactful historical significance in college basketball

All this to say, Richie still may end up at BYU, but there are plenty of legit reasons to consider Kentucky