College Basketball Recruiting

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

Five-Star Forward Demarcus Henry Sets Louisville Visit

Louisville has its first official visitor of the fall. 2027 five-star forward Demarcus Henry is taking an official visit to Louisville on Tuesday, Sept. 1, sources tell CardinalAuthority. The 6-foot-7, 190-pound forward from Compass Prep (Chandler, AZ) is down to a top eight of Louisville, Arkansas, BYU, Kansas, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio State, and UConn. (Cardinal Authority)

2027 guard Quincy Douby Jr. commits to Wake Forest basketball

Quincy Douby Jr. committed to Wake Forest on Saturday. He’s the first commit of Wake’s incoming freshman class for next season. Douby is a 6-3, 160-pound guard from Miami. His offer list includes Kansas, Texas A&M, Rutgers, SMU and UCF, among many others. Douby is the No. 91 player in the country and a 4-star, per Rivals Industry Ranking. (Deacons Illustrated)

5-star guard King Gibson cuts list to 10 schools, schedules visits

Add another 5-star guard to the official visit list for Louisville basketball. SPIRE Academy combo guard King Gibson has cut his list of schools to 10 and has made plans for several official visits, including next weekend to Louisville. Gibson has U of L, Arkansas, LSU, Alabama, Illinois, Providence, Syracuse, Michigan, Baylor, and UConn on his list. (Cardinal Sports)

4-star SF Markus Kerr commits to Xavier basketball

While on his official visit to Xavier, four-star small forward Markus Kerr has decided to commit to the Musketeers. The 6-foot-6 rising senior out of Wellington Sports Academy (FL) considered Baylor, Maryland, NC State, and Tennessee as his other finalists. Kerr is ranked as the No. 62 overall recruit and the No. 16 ranked small forward in the 2027 class. (On3.com)

Five-star forward Will Brunson breaks down past visits, relationship with Duke

Five-star forward Will Brunson and his family have had a longstanding relationship with Duke, but that’s not the only program the New Jersey native is focused on. Brunson, a 6-foot-5 junior at IMG Academy (FL), joined the Up Next Podcast with Khalid Green and Jamal Murphy to discuss his recruitment and the suitors in it, besides his father’s alma mater, Duke. (Zag's Blog)

Virginia Tech Men's Basketball Adds Clemson Transfer Guard Butta Johnson

Clemson guard Butta Johnson has signed with Virginia Tech basketball. As a fourth-year senior with the Tigers in 2025-26, Efrem "Butta" Johnson appeared in all 35 games, starting nine of them. He averaged 6.3 points and 2.1 rebounds per game while shooting 38.5 percent (69-for-179) from the field and 35.5 percent (44-for-124) from 3-point range. (Tech Sideline)

Top 10 senior Cayden Daughtry sets official visits

Class of 2027 point guard Cayden Daughtry is coming off a historic showing last month at Peach Jam. On Monday, Daughtry released his set list of official visits. He will culminate the month with Florida State (Aug. 28-30) before the South Florida native makes the trek up to Tennessee (Sept. 4-6). He then has visits slated for Iowa, UConn, Florida and Miami. (Zag's Blog)

Florida basketball transfer Micah Handlogten commits to Ole Miss

Just a couple of months before the 2026-2027 season begins, former Florida basketball star Micah Handlogten has committed to Ole Miss. Handlogten entered the portal in April, hoping to get another season of college eligibility. At the same time, he signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Utah Jazz during the summer. He has opted against the professional route. (On3.com)

No. 51-ranked J'Lon Lyons commits to Butler basketball

Butler landed a major piece in the 2027 class when four-star point guard J'Lon Lyons announced his commitment to the Bulldogs. The 6-foot-2 guard, ranked No. 51 overall in the 2027 class, chose Butler after also considering Syracuse, Maryland, VCU, Virginia, Washington, Georgetown and Tennessee. Butler made Lyons a priority throughout the process. (247 Sports)

ESPN's Top 25 Basketball Recruits Regardless Of Class

2. Demarcus Henry, 2027 SF: Arkansas, Ohio State, UConn, North Carolina, Kentucky, Duke, BYU, Louisville and Kansas are all competing for visits. 3. C.J. Rosser, 2027 PF: Rosser is considering UNC, Miami, Louisville, NC State and Kentucky. He has already taken unofficial visits to UNC and others. Rosser will announce his list of top schools Sept. 9. (ESPN)

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