College Basketball Recruiting
Daily news coverage of the nation's top college basketball recruits and teams.
It’s 4 a.m. and Makur Maker just committed to Howard
Hours after announcing he will make his decision next week, 2020 star
Makur Maker committed to Howard University. He chose Howard over Kentucky, UCLA, and Memphis in hopes of starting an HBCU movement, he says. "I need to make the HBCU movement real so that others will follow. I hope I inspire guys like Mikey Williams to join me on this journey." (
Kentucky Sports Radio)
Paolo Banchero Blog: 5-on-5 Again, Potential Package with Kennedy Chandler, and More
5-Star Forward
Paolo Banchero: "My recruitment is pretty slow with no travel; I’ve just been talking to coaches for the most part. It’s still Duke, Kentucky, Tennessee, Gonzaga, Washington and Arizona. Me and my guy
Kennedy Chandler have had talks about maybe teaming up in college. There’s a good chance that it could happen, but we’ll have to wait and see." (
Sports Illustrated)
How Emoni Bates' commitment to Michigan State will help the Spartans even if he never plays for them
With nearly all of the top prospects from the Class of 2020 off the board and the Class of 2021 recruiting cycle in a holding pattern due to a prolonged recruiting dead period amid the cancellation of summer showcase events,
Emoni Bates' commitment to Michigan State injected some life into the college basketball news cycle Monday. (
CBS Sports)
Four-star Alex Tchikou reclassifying to 2020
Alex Tchikou, a 6-foot-11, 200-pound forward, has reclassified from 2021 to 2020 and is nearing a decision. The four-star prospect is a versatile athlete with good size and length who has a high upside as an inside/out forward. Tchikou is choosing between Alabama, Arizona, Florida State, Illinois, Mississippi State, Oregon, St. John’s, St. Mary's and USC. (
247 Sports)
2021 five-star J.D. Davison names Top Ten
J.D. Davison is down to 10. Davison, the 6-foot-3 point guard from Calhoun (AL) School, named Alabama, Auburn, Memphis, Kansas, Louisville, Arkansas, Florida State, LSU, Florida and Georgia as his top ten schools on Tuesday, via Twitter. According to 247Sports.com, Davison is ranked as the No. 2 point guard and No. 18 overall player in the Class of 2021. (
Zag's Blog)
Duke Offers 2022 Five-Star Wing Caleb Houstan
Duke has extended its first scholarship offer in the Class of 2022, jumping in the mix for the No. 7 overall player in the rising junior class,
Caleb Houstan. The 6'8" Montverde Academy standout is a native of Mississauga, Ontario and helped lead the U16 Canadian National Team to a silver medal finish in last year's FIBA U16 Americas Championship 2019. (
247 Sports)
Arizona State class now Top 10 as Pavlo Dziuba enters rankings
Arizona State landed a commitment from Ukranian post Pavlo Dziuba on Wednesday, giving the Sun Devils a pledge from one of the top college-bound international prospects in the 2020 class. With the addition of Dziuba to the 247Sports Rankings, Arizona State now has the 7th ranked 2020 class in the 247Sports Team Rankings. (
247 Sports)
Recruiting Analyst Evan Daniels Hired As College Basketball Agent
247Sports’ Director of College Basketball Recruiting Evan Daniels is set to take on a major new gig. Daniels has been hired by mega-agency CAA to become part of its college basketball coaching division. He will reportedly work with super-agent/Head of Coaching Jimmy Sexton and Head of Basketball Coaches and Executives Spencer Breecker. (
The Spun)
Q&A: Louisville basketball commitment El Ellis
Tallahassee Community College elite point guard El Ellis, who picked up over 20 scholarship offers this spring, committed to Louisville on Wednesday. The 6-foot-3, 175-pound Ellis is the third commitment in the Class of 2021 for the Cardinals. The class is ranked No. 2 among the top recruiting classes in '21. The Cardinals jumped into the mix for Ellis in early March. (
Cardinal Authority)
Emoni Bates, 2022 top basketball recruit, commits to Michigan State
Emoni Bates, widely considered the best high school recruit in over a decade, committed to Michigan State on Monday. Bates also announced his plans for his final two years of high school; he will attend a new prep school that his father, Elgin, is opening this fall. Michigan State was the only school to consistently recruit Bates during his high school career. (
ESPN.com)