Summer may be over, but the high school recruiting world is still buzzing with activity.
Several four- and five-star prospects have announced their commitments in the past month, while others have been taking official visits and gradually cutting down their lists. Thus far, 48 of the top 100 recruits in the 247Sports Composite have come off the board.
Below is a rundown of some of the biggest recent headlines from the recruiting trail.
Ohio State makes a big splash
Jake Diebler is off to a hot start with the Class of 2027. Over the past week, Ohio State has earned commitments from two four-star prospects: 6-foot point guard Jaxson Davis (No. 43 in the 247Sports Composite) and 6-foot-8 forward Deng Ngor (No. 95).
Davis is a highly skilled floor general out of Monarch Academy in Kansas City. Despite being undersized, he stuffs the stat sheet and can take over games with his offense. Playing for Meanstreets on this year’s Nike EYBL circuit, Davis averaged 15.1 points, 5.6 assists, 4.3 rebounds and 2.4 steals while shooting 34.4 percent from behind the arc. He should fit well at OSU, where other small guards — Bruce Thornton and John Mobley Jr. — have flourished under Diebler.
Ngor has flown under the radar because he’s from Canada, but the Fort Erie International Academy product saw his stock skyrocket after helping lead Team Canada to a gold medal at the FIBA U18 AmeriCup in June. The 18-year-old, who’s ranked as the No. 1 Canadian prospect by North Pole Hoops (NPH), put up 15 points and 3 steals in the championship game against the United States. Ngor is a two-way wing with tremendous size, versatility and athleticism. His defining trait, according to NPH founder and CEO Tariq Sbiet, is “his motor.”
“All he’s done is win,” Sbiet told Hoops HQ. “He won a provincial championship. He won a national championship with Team Alberta. He led that squad to the first-ever championship for Alberta. He was a part of the first-ever FIBA U18 AmeriCup championship for Canada. So this guy’s doing stuff that’s never been done before in Canadian basketball, which is saying a lot these days with all the guys that we’ve had in the draft over the years.”
Javion Tyndale commits to Seton Hall
On Monday, Tyndale, a star at Montverde Academy and Ngor’s teammate on the Canadian national team, announced his commitment to Seton Hall. Like Ngor, Tyndale shot up the rankings this summer, landing at No. 58 in the 247Sports Composite. The 5-foot-8 point guard won MVP of the FIBA U18 AmeriCup and averaged 17.9 points, 3.8 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 1.6 steals for UPlay Canada on the Nike EYBL circuit.
Tyndale makes up for his small stature with exceptional handles, speed and toughness. As Sbiet told Hoops HQ, Tyndale is “the definition of heart over height.” The 18-year-old was initially planning to commit in late May but decided to hold off until after the AmeriCup — a decision that proved wise, as his performance at the tournament led to a pile of new scholarship offers. He ultimately chose Seton Hall, where he will have the chance to learn under Shaheen Holloway, a former undersized point guard himself who was a three-time All-Big East selection. Tyndale became the highest-ranked prospect to commit to the Pirates since 2014.
“I know wherever I go, I’m going to be able to play right away because I’ve dealt with adversity since I was young,” Tyndale told Hoops HQ back in July. “Playing at Montverde, my first year, I didn’t really get an opportunity to play, and I ended up starting in the Chipotle Nationals as a sophomore versus Dynamic Prep. So just grinding. I know what it takes to get on the floor, and I’ll do whatever it takes.”
Creighton lands its highest-ranked recruit in program history
After adding more than a dozen scholarship offers in the spring and summer, including UConn, UCLA and Tennessee, 5-foot-11 point guard Micah Gordon (No. 28) wound up committing to Creighton on Tuesday. The New Jersey native became the program’s highest-ranked recruit ever, picking the Bluejays over VCU and West Virginia.
Gordon, who plays for legendary high school coach Kevin Boyle at SPIRE Academy in Ohio, is a special offensive talent with elite scoring and playmaking ability. As the leader of the PSA Cardinals on this year’s Nike EYBL circuit, he averaged 18.1 points (top 25 in the league), 4.7 assists (top 15), 3.9 rebounds and 1.4 steals.
Gordon is the first top-50 prospect to commit to Creighton coach Alan Huss, who took over for Greg McDermott in April following two seasons at High Point. The opportunity to be one of the faces of a Big East program was a significant selling point for Gordon throughout his recruitment. He is the second top-100 prospect in the Class of 2027 to choose the Bluejays, joining 6-foot-8 forward Londan Dada (No. 96).
A native of Omaha, Dada committed to Creighton — the program he grew up watching — in late May. He is a knockdown shooter who should pair well with a gifted creator like Gordon.
Speaking with people in the Creighton community, there is tremendous excitement about the program keeping a hometown star in state, while simultaneously adding a prospect of Gordon’s caliber. The Bluejays currently have the No. 6 recruiting class in the country, per 247Sports’ rankings, and are still building. They will host 6-foot-1 point guard Jason Gardner Jr. (No. 64) for an official visit this weekend.
Nebraska finally lands its top target
Nebraska had been chasing 6-foot-8 forward Dawson Battie (No. 26) for nearly two years before the five-star prospect finally committed to the program on Monday, choosing the Cornhuskers over Stanford, Baylor, Virginia, SMU and more. Battie became the highest-ranked recruit — and just the second five-star — ever to commit to Nebraska.
Fred Hoiberg first offered Battie, a native of Dallas, in October 2024. Throughout his recruiting process, Battie visited Lincoln four times and always kept Nebraska near the top of a list that featured more than 30 schools. Assistant coach Ernie Ziegler was the point man on Battie’s recruitment, and his consistency over the years was a major factor in the big man’s final decision. Battie joins 6-foot-5 forward Ty Schlagel (No. 192) in the Cornhuskers’ promising 2027 class.
With his unique blend of size, length (6-foot-11 wingspan) and skill, Battie is among the most versatile high school players in the country. He is viewed as a guy who could have an immediate and profound impact as a freshman. Both of his parents played college basketball and his older brother, Dillon, plays at Wichita State. Dawson’s uncle, Tony Battie, suited up for Texas Tech in the 1990s and went on to spend 14 seasons in the NBA.
Battie has incredible upside and should fit well in Hoiberg’s free-flowing, positionless system, which has helped other forwards — Rienk Mast, Pryce Sandfort and Braden Frager — thrive in recent years. He has the potential to go down as the biggest recruit in the history of Nebraska basketball.
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