College Basketball Recruiting
Daily news coverage of the nation's top college basketball recruits and teams.
2027 5-star SG Jordan Page transferring to IMG Academy
Class of 2027 5-star shooting guard
Jordan Page will be playing at a new school come the 2026-27 high school boys basketball season, according to a social media announcement on Sunday evening. Page announced on IG that he will be transferring to national powerhouse Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy. Per the Rivals Industry Rankings, Page is No. 11 nationally. (
On3.com)
4-star SF Vanderbilt commit Gabe Nesmith reclassifies to 2026, joining team for upcoming season
Four-star Vanderbilt small forward commit
Gabe Nesmith, a top-20 recruit in the 2027 class, has reclassified to the 2026 class and will play for the Commodores this season, a source told Rivals. The 6-foot-5 West Palm Beach, FL native first committed to Mark Byington in June. Nesmith is ranked as the No. 19 overall recruit in the 2027 class. (
On3.com)
2027 5-star PF Paul Osaruyi has a Kentucky visit 'coming up'
Kentucky’s recruitment of 5-star power forward
Paul Osaruyi is heating up. Osaruyi, sitting at No. 10 overall in 2027 by the Rivals Industry Ranking, has been on the Wildcats’ radar for a while now. He announced an offer from the Wildcats in April. The 6-foot-9 big man says he’s been in talks with head coach Mark Pope and assistant coach Mo Williams. (
Kentucky Sports Radio)
2027 five-star point guard Cayden Daughtry continues elite play at Peach Jam
Playing with a sustained relentlessness and putting his full repertoire and assassin’s instinct on display in jam-packed gyms, Class of 2027 guard
Cayden Daughtry has been piling up scoring onslaughts during the opening days of Peach Jam. The 6-foot point guard recently explained that he would likely cut his list of schools down after Peach Jam. (
Zag's Blog)
Arkansas commit Davion Thompson reclassifying, joining 2026-27 roster
Current Arkansas guard commit
Davion Thompson is reclassifying from the 2027 recruiting class to join the Arkansas basketball roster for the 2026-27 season. Thompson, a 6-2, 185-pound, Link Academy (Branson, MO) product, is the No. 21 overall player and No. 5 overall point guard in the 2027 recruiting class according to 247Sports. (
Hawg Sports)
2027 5-star center Lewis Uvwo erupts at Peach Jam
With newly minted UNC head coach
Michael Malone, Duke coach John Scheyer, Arkansas coach John Calipari, Miami’s Jai Lucas and Syracuse’s Gerry McNamara among a handful of others on hand, Lewis Uvwo showed the attributes and intangibles which make him such a highly coveted Top-6 national recruit. Uvwo is on a major upward trajectory. (
Zag's Blog)
Beckham Black, Cayden Daughtry lead 2026 Nike EYBL Peach Jam top performers
Beckham Black has been consistently climbing the ranks since the end of his high school season and led Team USA in assists (8.4) and was second in points (19.1) during the gold-medal run.
Cayden Daughtry led all players in scoring during the EYBL regular season, averaging 25.6 points per game. He is the No. 9-ranked player in his high school class. (
NBA.com)
Top 25 prospect, rising senior Dawson Battie carrying on family legacy while building his own name
Team USA Junior National Team camp usually features a few players with NBA bloodlines, and
Dawson Battie is the latest. Battie’s parents, Yanika Daniels and Derrick Battie, both played college basketball, while his uncle Tony Battie is a 15-year NBA vet. Dawson is a Class of 2027 power forward and consensus top-20 recruit carving out his own path. (
Zag's Blog)
No.1 overall basketball recruit Beckham Black to visit Texas
As Longhorns basketball looks to continue its recent success on the recruiting trail, it got an encouraging update on Wednesday. The top recruit in the 2027 class,
Beckham Black, reportedly scheduled an official visit with Texas in the fall. That will give Sean Miller and his staff the perfect opportunity to show Black what his future as a Longhorn could hold. (
USA Today)
Darius Wabbington, Jalen Davis, Antonio Pemberton among top 2027 3SSB standouts
The highest-ranked recruit on the circuit, 4-star
Darius Wabbington, is widely regarded as one of high school basketball's premier frontcourt prospects. While he's currently ranked the No. 2 center in the country, his role with Compton Magic extends far beyond that of a traditional big man, serving as his team's primary offensive initiator and playmaker. (
247 Sports)