College Basketball Recruiting

Daily news coverage of the nation's top college basketball recruits and teams.

Top 2028 SG Kam Mercer talks early stages of his recruitment

Kam Mercer is tracking as a name to know in the early development of the 2028 class. The 6-foot-5 guard is making waves this high school season starting at Huntington (WV) Prep. On3 caught up with Mercer after a recent live viewing to discuss the early stages of his recruitment. “Right now I have offers from Cincinnati, Ohio State, and some others,” Mercer said. (On3.com)

Five-star junior Caleb Holt updates his recruitment

Caleb Holt has proven to be one of the very best in the class of 2026, ranking as the No. 6 overall basketball recruit in the country. "It's still early. Recently I have been talking to Kansas, Houston, Kentucky, Louisville, Cincinnati, Georgia Tech, Baylor, Tennessee, Alabama, Auburn, Georgia has been on me pretty hard. First (visit) is Ole Miss, for sure." (247 Sports)

City of Palms Friday: Darius Acuff refuses to lose, SMU signees shine, Jamier Jones does it again

Andy Enfield and SMU are going to have options next season. Between Samet Yigitoglu and Jaden Toombs, the Mustangs are going to have two good, reliable post players on their hands. Toombs was outstanding on Friday showing his high floor with his size and frame to eat up space in the paint along with his hands, skill, and feel for the game. (247 Sports)

Why Darryn Peterson is ready to be the face of Kansas basketball

Next season, Kansas is going to look much different. Program players like Dajuan Harris and KJ Adams will be gone, along with Hunter Dickinson, Zeke Mayo, Shakeel Moore, Diggy Coit, and possibly others. Don’t fret just yet, though, Jayhawk nation. KU won’t be searching for a new leader for long. The future arrives in 2025-26. His name is Darryn Peterson. (Zag's Blog)

City of Palms: Darius Acuff, Davion Adkins, the Boozer twins and more own Thursday's limelight

IMG Academy, the No. 1 ranked basketball team in the country, had their hands full when they took on Faith Family (Texas). Faith Family led for nearly the entirety of regulation, mostly by double-digits but when Darius Acuff Jr. had his mind set they were winning the game. In the second half, Acuff simply took over, demanding the ball on every possession. (247 Sports)

Tarkanian Classic: Signees shine in front of future coaches; Wednesday standouts return for more

We stuck around late to watch top-ranked junior recruit Tyran Stokes of Sherman Oaks (Calif.) Notre Dame take the floor. Facing Timpview (Utah) High, we expected Stokes to set the tone, but opposing headliner Dean Rueckert had other plans in mind. A 6-foot-6 wing who is ranked No. 44 in 2026, Rueckert was the best player on the floor in the first half. (247 Sports)

Tarkanian Classic: Brayden Burries dominates, Tahj Ariza gets aggressive, Toni Bryant backs it up

Ranked No. 9 overall, Brayden Burries of Eastvale (Calif.) Roosevelt is one of five five-star prospects in the senior class who remains on the board. The subject of an intense recruiting battle between Alabama, Arizona, Oregon, SMU, Tennessee, UCLA and USC, he's off to an impressive start to his senior season and with each outing, his value is growing. (247 Sports)

Boston College Basketball Recruiting Tracker

The Boston College Eagles currently hold the 34th ranked recruiting class for 2025, according to 247Sports' composite ranking. Head coach Earl Grant is in his fourth season with the Eagles and is looking to build on the first 20 win season in over ten years. Here's a look at who is committed to Boston College for the signing class of 2025 and a preview of 2026. (Sports Illustrated)

Did Alabama basketball make $5M offer to No. 1 recruit AJ Dybantsa? AD Greg Byrne reacts

Alabama basketball was in on the nation's No. 1 basketball recruit, AJ Dybantsa, but not for the BYU signee's reported $7 million NIL price tag. CBS Sports' Matt Norlander reported that Dybantsa's final schools, including BYU, UNC and Alabama were "all able to meet the asking price" of what was said to be "approximately $5 million." (Tuscaloosa News)

How does Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope's 2025 recruiting class stack up nationally?

Kentucky has signed three players in the 2025 basketball recruiting class: Jasper Johnson, Acaden Lewis, and Malachi Moreno. Johnson and Lewis are guards, and Moreno is a center. Per the 247Sports Composite, all three Wildcat signees are among the top-30 players in their class. Johnson checks in at No. 16, followed by Moreno (28) and Lewis (30). (Louisville Courier-Journal)

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