Where Ohio’s 2023 class stands after signing day

Michael Roth November 10, 2022 @ 12:33 PM

<p>Signing day was yesterday and many of Ohio's top prospects signed their NLI to the University they had previously verbally committed to. In this article we'll take a look at which players signed pen to paper to Division I programs.</p>   <h2>Top talent headed to high major programs</h2>   <p>[player_tooltip player_id='867951' first='Devin' last='Royal'], [player_tooltip player_id='922605' first='Dailyn' last='Swain'], [player_tooltip player_id='1043600' first='George' last='Washington III'], [player_tooltip player_id='1052783' first='Austin' last='Parks'] and Marlon Barnes Jr all signed to the high major programs they were committed to. Royal and Parks will be Ohio State Buckeye's, Swain is staying in state at Xavier, while Washington III is headed to Michigan. Barnes is headed to Pitt, teaming up with former high school teammate John Hugley IV.</p>   <h2>Some prospects setting up special moment to sign</h2>   <p>Both [player_tooltip player_id='867949' first='Lawrent' last='Rice'] and [player_tooltip player_id='867936' first='Rayvon' last='Griffith'] waited to sign but fans of Murray State and Cincinnati don't fear. Rice will be signing during Wayne's Warrior Madness on Saturday from 6-8 P.M. and Griffith is waiting to sign with his family in attendance after leaving for a prep school in Arizona. Both of these players are huge commits and will be signing shortly with the school they are currently verbally committed to.</p>   <h2>Spire has big class sign</h2>   <p>Spire is one of the top prep programs in Ohio and had multiple players sign to Division I programs yesterday. Danny Young Jr was originally in the class of 2022 when he committed to Cleveland State but is taking a post grad year at Spire and signed with the Vikings yesterday. Daniel Pounds signed with Old Dominion, Ma'Shy Hill with Abilene Christian, Tyshawn Archie with James Madison, Jonathan Ogunfuye with Mount St Mary's, Marcel Bryant with Nebraska Omaha and [player_tooltip player_id='1052781' first='Donovan' last='Hunter'] with Kent State. Hunter is the only prospect we've seen from this group, but we're excited to add these players to our rankings when we scout them in person for the first time.</p>   <h2>Low and mid major programs ink up commits</h2>   <p>[player_tooltip player_id='867938' first='Lance' last='Hayes'] joined Hunter in signing with Kent State yesterday. [player_tooltip player_id='1052782' first='Chase' last='Walker'] made it official with Illinois State, becoming former Ohio State assistant coach Ryan Pedon's first signing from Ohio. [player_tooltip player_id='867950' first='Amire' last='Robinson'] signed with Nevada while his high school teammate [player_tooltip player_id='867954' first='Khoi' last='Thurmon'] signs with Purdue Fort Wayne. [player_tooltip player_id='1088811' first='Eian' last='Elmer'] signed with Miami (OH) as Travis Steele gets in-state recruiting rolling at his new job. [player_tooltip player_id='867942' first='Chico' last='Johnson'] signs with Drake, a program with high expectations in the 2022-23 season. [player_tooltip player_id='976068' first='Solomon' last='Callaghan'] and [player_tooltip player_id='867928' first='DayJaun' last='Anderson'] have both signed with Wright State, the Raiders have done an excellent job getting in-state talent to their program. [player_tooltip player_id='922602' first='Ryan' last='Nutter'] has also signed with Marshall. Only one player in the top 16 of the Prep Hoops Ohio 2023 rankings is currently uncommitted, as Universities want to lock in high school prospects early to then focus on the transfer portal in the spring. We'll keep you covered on all things recruiting in Ohio. An article focusing on Division II and NAIA commits will be coming out tomorrow.</p>

Signing day was yesterday and many of Ohio's top prospects signed their NLI to the University they had previously verbally committed to. In this article we'll take a look at which players signed pen to paper to Division I programs.