How the Trend of Top Recruits Staying Home Is Changing College Basketball

Posted Jul 19, 2019
In the last three years, increasingly higher caliber college basketball recruits have opted to play for local program they grew up with, as opposed to the program they grew up idolizing. For today’s hometown heroes, the exposure promised by playing for Duke or Kentucky no longer feels as pertinent, even if their games don’t fill a primetime television slot. (Sports Illustrated)

Related: College Basketball Recruiting

No. 33 ranked Micah Gordon commits to Creighton basketball
Creighton has landed one of the top point guards in the 2027 class. Micah Gordon, the No. 33 overall prospect in the 2027 class, has...
Sun Sep 20, 2026

Top-40 ranked point guard Jaxson Davis picks Ohio State basketball
It's been a good couple of days for Jake Diebler and Ohio State. Just one day after landing four-star forward Deng Ngor, the Buckeyes have...
Sat Sep 19, 2026

4-star PF Triston Hawthorne commits to Houston basketball
Four-star power forward Triston Hawthorne has committed to Houston, he told Rivals. The 6-foot-7 senior out of South Jones High School (MS) chose the Cougars...
Sat Sep 19, 2026

No. 20-ranked Antonio Pemberton commits to Michigan State basketball
Antonio Pemberton, one of the top point guards in the 2027 class, has committed to Michigan State, announcing his decision live on the CBS Sports...
Fri Sep 18, 2026