College Basketball Recruiting

Daily news coverage of the nation's top college basketball recruits and teams.

2027 five-star guard NaVorro Bowman Jr. schedules official visit to Illinois

Five-star Class of 2027 guard NaVorro Bowman Jr. will take an official visit to Illinois, 247Sports Dushawn London reports. The date is not yet announced. Bowman will also take official visits to UConn, Texas and Arizona, London reports. The 6-foot-3, 180-pound California guard is the No. 10 overall prospect in the Class of 2027, according to 247Sports. (Illini Inquirer)

TJ Jamison latest top-50 basketball recruit for Baylor, Scott Drew

Top-50 basketball recruit TJ Jamison committed to Baylor on Saturday, giving Scott Drew his seventh straight recruiting class with a top-50 prospect. Jamison visited Baylor after Peach Jam and chose the Bears over Iowa, LSU, Miami, Oklahoma, and USC. A 6-foot-2 point guard from Louisiana, Jamison is ranked No. 41 in the SC Next 100 for the 2027 class. (ESPN)

2027 four-star guard Oneal Delancy commits to Houston basketball

Oneal Delancy, the No. 53 overall recruit in the 2027 class, has committed to the Houston Cougars. The 6-foot-2 combo guard out of Montverde (Fla.) Academy chose Houston over Maryland, Ohio State and Florida State, among others. Delancy has long been an instinctive three-level scorer with the ability to create his own scoring opportunities. (247 Sports)

Kentucky offer is latest for 2028 five-star forward Colton Hiller

The No. 2 nationally ranked Colton Hiller picked up an offer from Kentucky, following a significant showing at Peach Jam. He holds offers from Duke, Alabama, Florida State, BYU, UNC, Kansas, UCONN, Louisville, Oregon, Maryland and others. Hiller has developed into a vertically explosive finisher while expanding on his role as a floor spreading presence. (Zag's Blog)

Gonzaga commit Dooney Johnson continues rise among nation's top recruits

It's become clearer than ever that Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs have themselves a gem in Dooney Johnson. Johnson, a 6'7 combo guard who committed to the Zags back in October, just finished up an extraordinary summer on the Nike EYBL circuit, earning First Team honors after leading Team Herro to the semifinals at Peach Jam. (Sports Illustrated)

Gabe Nesmith’s early arrival raises the ceiling for Vanderbilt basketball

Mark Byington did not need another reason to feel optimistic about Vanderbilt’s chances during the 2026-27 college basketball season. He received one anyway. Gabe Nesmith, Vanderbilt’s highest-rated commitment in nearly a decade, has reclassified from the 2027 recruiting class and will join the Commodores one year earlier than expected. (Busting Brackets)

4-star C Arkansas commit Caleb Ourigou reclassifies to 2026, joining team for upcoming season

Four-star Arkansas center commit Caleb Ourigou has reclassified to the 2026 class and will play for the Razorbacks this season. The 6-foot-10 Woodmere, NY native initially committed to John Calipari as a 2027 prospect earlier this month. Ourigou is ranked as the No. 30 overall recruit in the 2027 class, according to the Rivals Top-150 Rankings. (On3.com)

Peach Jam takeaways

This version of Peach Jam was not in its supersized era. The big men in the Class of 2027 are underwhelming, at best. There were numerous games where the tallest player on the floor was 6-foot-6 or 6-7. That changes the calculus for the evaluation in a major way when there's not high-major size waiting at the rim. Who showed out? What did we hear? (CBS Sports)

Michigan PG L.J. Cason transferring to Miami basketball, will miss 2026-27 season

Michigan point guard L.J. Cason, who suffered a torn right ACL in February, will transfer to Miami and miss the 2026-27 season. Cason, the No. 56-ranked player in the transfer portal according to 247Sports, was a key reserve for the Wolverines during their national championship season as he averaged 8.4 points, 1.9 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 28 games. (Inside the U)

Cayden Daughtry dominates at Peach Jam. Is he the nation’s top high school basketball player?

Last year, there was one junior boys basketball player named All-American by USA TODAY Sports, listed among 14 seniors on the three teams. That player, point guard Cayden Daughtry, is turning heads around the nation at the Nike EYBL Peach Jam, making his case as best player in the nation. He's fast, has a quick release, and has control over the flow of the game. (USA Today)

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