College Basketball Recruiting
Daily news coverage of the nation's top college basketball recruits and teams.
Bruce Branch III, the No. 1 player in 2027, reclassifies to the 2026 class
Bruce Branch III, who was ranked No. 1 in the 2027 class, is moving to the 2026 class, he told 247Sports. Branch is following the same path that
Baba Oladotun took earlier this fall. The 6-foot-7 prospect out of Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) Prolific Prep will slot in at No. 8 overall player in the class of 2026 rankings. He projects as a Top Ten pick in the 2027 NBA Draft. (
247 Sports)
Top 50 prospect Ikenna Alozie commits to Houston basketball
For the second time this week, Kelvin Sampson and Houston are on the board with a major piece from the class of 2026.
Ikenna Alozie, the No. 45-ranked player in the class of 2026, committed to the Cougars. On his visit to Houston, Alozie, a 6-foot-2 combo guard from Glendale (Ariz.) Dream City Christian, could tell how authentic everything about the program is. (
247 Sports)
Louisville basketball lands 2027 Top 150 forward Ferlandes Wright
Ferlandes Wright, the No. 149 overall player in the 2027 basketball recruiting class committed to Louisville on Thursday. The 6-foot-7 power forward is a native of Fairdale (Ky.) and currently plays at La Porte (Ind.) La Lumiere School for his junior year of high school. Wright picked the Cardinals over Western Kentucky, Toledo, Jacksonville, and others. (
247 Sports)
Lincolnton, NC 5-star guard L.J. Smith commits to Ohio State basketball
Top-10 junior L.J. Smith committed to Ohio State basketball on Thursday, becoming the highest-ranked 2027 recruit off the board. Smith is the first 5-star junior to commit at this point. A 6-foot-4 shooting guard from Lincolnton, North Carolina, who transferred to Oak Hill Academy (Virginia) in August, also took visits to Georgia, Tennessee, and North Carolina. (
ESPN.com)
Maryland basketball lands in-state five-star Baba Oladotun
Maryland secured one of the biggest basketball recruiting victories of the 2026 cycle with the commitment of
Baba Oladotun, a five-star prospect and the No. 10 overall player in the class of 2026. The 6-foot-10, 195-pound forward from James Hubert Blake High School in Silver Spring, Md., elected to stay home and continue his career in College Park. (
247 Sports)
Arafan Diane, No. 1 ranked center, commits to Houston basketball
Arafan Diane, the No. 1 ranked center in the 2026 class, has committed to Houston. The 7-foot senior is originally from Guinea in West Africa but now attends Iowa United Prep (IA). He chose Kelvin Sampson and the Cougars over Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, and Virginia. Diane, a four-star prospect, is ranked 11th nationally in Rivals’ Class of 2026 Player Rankings. (
On3.com)
Four-star wing Christopher Washington Jr. decommits from Alabama basketball
Alabama's 2026 recruiting class just took a big hit.
Christopher Washington Jr., the No. 58 overall recruit in the 2026 class, has decommitted from the Crimson Tide, a source told 247Sports on Monday. The 6-foot-9 small forward out of Murfreesboro (Tenn.) Providence Christian Academy committed to Alabama back on Sept. 8. (
247 Sports)
Five-star wing Jaxon Richardson cuts list to four schools
Five-star wing
Jaxon Richardson has trimmed his college list to four schools, he told ZAGSBLOG. The 6-foot-6 wing from Orlando (FL) Southeastern Prep is considering Alabama, USC, Ole Miss and Creighton. He has no decision date at the moment. He is the son of former NBA player and two-time Slam Dunk champion Jason Richardson. (
Zag's Blog)
Four-star shooting guard Austin Goosby commits to Texas over Duke, Baylor, BYU
2026 Melissa (Texas) 4-star SG
Austin Goosby had a big, burnt orange decision Monday. The 6-foot-5 playmaker committed to Sean Miller and the Texas men’s basketball program over Duke, Baylor, BYU, SMU, and Miami. The little brother of Texas Football starting left tackle Trevor Goosby, Austin took official visits to each of the schools in the mix. (
On3.com)
Highly-touted point guard Miles Sadler commits to West Virginia
Ross Hodge scored a significant recruiting victory Sunday as the Mountaineers landed a verbal commitment from Class of 2026 point guard
Miles Sadler. He is Listed as the No. 4 point guard recruit and the No. 40 player overall in next year’s class by 247 Sports. Maryland, Oklahoma, Tennessee, UCLA and USC were the other finalists for Sadler. (
West Virginia MetroNews)