College Basketball Recruiting
Daily news coverage of the nation's top college basketball recruits and teams.
NC State basketball lands commitment from international post player Musa Sagnia
When NC State coach Will Wade sat down with the local media in early July, he stressed that the Wolfpack was going to look to add one more big man ahead of the 2025-26 season. Wade and the Wolfpack staff landed the international post player they were looking for. Gambian center Musa Sagnia announced his commitment to NC State on Saturday. (
The Wolfpacker)
Five-star guard Deron Rippey Jr. visits Miami: ‘They want him to come in and run the team’
Five-star guard
Deron Rippey Jr. and his family took an official visit to Miami this week as part of an extended schedule of trips. “Great Visit!,” his father Deron Rippey Sr. texted ZAGSBLOG. “Ron Ron Is The Point Guard They Want To Come In And Run The Team And [He] Can Be The Face Of The Program Along With A Couple Of Guys.” (
Zag's Blog)
Five-star PF Cameron Williams to officially visit SMU this weekend
Cameron Williams, a five-star prospect in the 2026 class, will take an official visit to SMU this weekend. It will be his first official visit. The 6-foot-11 power forward out of St. Mary’s High School (AZ) does not have a top list of schools, but has additional official visits scheduled with Texas, Purdue, Kentucky, Duke, USC, Arizona, and North Carolina. (
On3.com)
Five-star SF Anthony Thompson visiting Ohio State this weekend
Anthony Thompson, a five-star small forward in the 2026 class, will be taking an official visit to Ohio State this weekend. It’s the second of six official visits that he has scheduled. He visited UNC last weekend and plans to also see Michigan, Indiana, Texas, and Kentucky. The native of Lebanon, Ohio, is ranked as the No. 6 overall player in the nation. (
On3.com)
Five-star PG Dylan Mingo visiting Miami this weekend
Dylan Mingo, a five-star point guard in the 2026 class, is taking an official visit to Miami this weekend, he told Rivals. This will be the second official visit for the 6-foot-5 rising senior of Long Island Lutheran (NY) as he visited Washington earlier this month. He is ranked as the No. 5 overall player in the Rivals Industry Rankings. (
On3.com)
Kentucky No Longer Expected to Host 4-Star Guard Qayden Samuels for an Official Visit
Kentucky has set official visits with most of the players it has offered in the 2026 class so far. One player noticeably absent from Kentucky’s upcoming official visit schedule is four-star guard
Qayden Samuels. The 6-foot-5, 200-pound shooting guard from Bishop McNamara (District Heights, MD) earned an offer from Kentucky in June. (
Kentucky Sports Radio)
Top-25 recruit Jasiah Jervis begins official visit to NC State on Thursday
Jasiah Jervis, one of the top shooting guards in the 2026 class, will begin an official visit to the North Carolina State Wolfpack on Thursday, August 28th, he told Rivals. This will be his first official visit. The 6-foot-5 rising senior out of Archbishop Stepinac (NY) is Rivals No. 23 overall player in the 2026 class and the No. 5 ranked shooting guard. (
On3.com)
Five-star PG Deron Rippey Jr. begins official visit to Miami on Wednesday
Deron Rippey Jr., one of the top point guards in the 2026 class, begins an official to Miami on Wednesday, August 27th. He will be in Coral Gables until Friday, August 29th. The five-star prospect out of Blair Academy (NJ) includes the Hurricanes in his list of top 12 schools last month. Rippey is the nation’s No. 12 overall prospect in the 2026 cycle. (
On3.com)
Louisville basketball recruiting 2026: Taylen Kinney and Arafan Diane among top targets
Entering the final week of August, Pat Kelsey had not yet landed a Class of 2026 commitment. He does, however, have the program firmly in the mix for some of the recruiting cycle's best and brightest. No. 1 on the list:
Tyran Stokes, a Louisville native who is the consensus No. 1 rising senior in the country. His recruitment has been tight-lipped. (
MSN.com)
Top-20 overall recruit Tajh Ariza moves up USC official visit
Tajh Ariza, a high four-star small forward in the 2026 class, has moved up his official visit to USC. The 6-foot-8 rising senior of St. John Bosco (CA) was originally scheduled to be visiting the Trojans in mid-September but the trip has been moved to this weekend. This will be his first official visit. Ariza is also scheduled to visit Kansas, UNC, and Oregon. (
On3.com)