College Basketball Recruiting
Daily news coverage of the nation's top college basketball recruits and teams.
Top-30 recruit Cole Cloer taking official visit to Florida this weekend
Cole Cloer, a high four-star small forward in the 2026 class, is taking an official visit to Florida this weekend, he told Rivals. The 6-foot-7 senior of IMG Academy (FL) included the Gators in his top eight schools in July, along with Alabama, Indiana, Louisville, NC State, UNC, UConn, and Virginia. Cloer completed an official visit to NC State last weekend. (
On3.com)
Everything you need to know about Caleb Holt and Maximo Adams visiting Kentucky this weekend
It’s a big weekend in Lexington — and the start of many big weekends in Lexington. The recruiting window is now open with coaches able to fly across the country to meet with their top targets and recruits beginning their fall visits to potential schools. Up first for Kentucky? A pair of top-25 prospects: No. 4
Caleb Holt and No. 23
Maximo Adams. (
Kentucky Sports Radio)
Five-star guard Dylan Mingo talks Miami, UConn visits
Five-star Long Island Lutheran guard
Dylan Mingo took an official visit to Miami this past weekend and will trip to UConn this coming week, he said. “The visit was really good,” he said. “I had never really been to Miami until then and it was really good. The people were really nice and everything.” How does Miami envision his role if he were to go there? (
Zag's Blog)
A new high school basketball season leads to Rivals' initial 2028 class ranking
On Tuesday, Rivals released its initial 2028 class rankings. This is the first update for the 2028 recruiting cycle. The case for No. 1 in this class was an interesting one. Being this was the debut of the 2028 recruiting cycle’s rankings, there was no set precedent going in. Every player had a clean slate, and with that, multiple players were in the conversation. (
On3.com)
Top-75 recruit Collin Paul commits to Florida State basketball
Florida State men’s basketball has landed another top-100 national recruit, as four-star small forward Collin Paul committed to the Seminoles on Wednesday. According to Rivals, Paul is the 68th-best player in the class of 2026. This is Florida State’s second top-100 commitment in the 2026 class. The first was center Marcis Ponder. (
Warchant.com)
Five-star guard Deron Rippey Jr. to host pair of Blue Bloods for in-home visits
With college basketball coaches on the road visiting recruits this week,
Deron Rippey Jr. is set for a busy few days. The 5-star point guard from Blair (NJ) Academy will host Kentucky and Duke for home visits on Thursday. He is set for an official to Kentucky (Oct. 3-5) and to Duke (Oct. 21-23). Rippey is coming off official visits to Miami and UNC in the last week. (
Zag's Blog)
4-Star Small Forward Cole Cloer Wraps up his Official Visit to NC State
4-Star 2026 Small Forward
Cole Cloer (6’8"/195) took an Official Visit to NC State this past weekend. Cloer is a consensus 4-Star prospect in the 2026 recruiting class, with 247Sports and ESPN both ranking him as the #25 overall player nationally, and the #10 Small Forward. He is a North Carolina native, but transferred to IMG Academy in Florida. (
Pack Insider)
Indiana basketball recruiting: Indiana assistant Drew Adams in Europe to see 5-star Miikka Muurinen
Indiana is making sure elite 2026 forward
Miikka Muurinen knows how much the Hoosiers want him. Indiana assistant coach Drew Adams is in Europe to see the skilled five-star 6-foot-11 forward. Adams is at the EuroBasket playoffs in Finland to see Muurinen. Muurinen is a five-star prospect, ranked No. 12 in the 2026 class by 247Sports. (
Peegs.com)
2027 point guard, offered UNC recruit Nasir Anderson transferring to Prolific Prep (Fla.)
Nasir Anderson, one of the best high school basketball players in Georgia is set to take his talents elsewhere. Not quite South Beach, but close enough. A four-star guard in the 2027 class, Anderson announced that he would be transferring from Norcross (Ga.) to Prolific Prep (Fla.). Anderson earned MVP honors at the FIBA U16 AmeriCup in June. (
On3.com)
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)