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.…
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Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log inSigning 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.
Top talent headed to high major programs
Devin Royal
Devin
Royal
6'6" | PF
Pickerington Central | 2023
State
#49
Nation
OH
,
Dailyn Swain
Dailyn
Swain
6'7" | SF
Africentric | 2023
State
#81
Nation
OH
,
George Washington III
George
Washington III
6'3" | CG
Chaminade Julienne | 2023
State
#92
Nation
OH
,
Austin Parks
Austin
Parks
6'9" | C
St. Mary's Memorial | 2023
State
#166
Nation
OH
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.
Some prospects setting up special moment to sign
Both
Lawrent Rice
Lawrent
Rice
6'4" | PG
Huber Heights Wayne | 2023
State
#184
Nation
OH
and
Rayvon Griffith
Rayvon
Griffith
6'6" | SF
AZ Compass Prep | 2023
State
#78
Nation
AZ
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.
Spire has big class sign
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
Donovan Hunter
Donovan
Hunter
6'7" | PF
Spire | 2023
State
OH
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.
Low and mid major programs ink up commits
Lance Hayes
Lance
Hayes
6'4" | SG
St. Vincent-St. Mary's | 2023
State
OH
joined Hunter in signing with Kent State yesterday.
Chase Walker
Chase
Walker
6'8" | C
St. Charles | 2023
State
OH
made it official with Illinois State, becoming former Ohio State assistant coach Ryan Pedon’s first signing from Ohio.
Amire Robinson
Amire
Robinson
6'4" | SF
Buchtel | 2023
State
OH
signed with Nevada while his high school teammate
Khoi Thurmon
Khoi
Thurmon
6'1" | PG
Buchtel | 2023
State
OH
signs with Purdue Fort Wayne.
Eian Elmer
Eian
Elmer
6'6" | SF
Taft | 2023
State
OH
signed with Miami (OH) as Travis Steele gets in-state recruiting rolling at his new job.
Chico Johnson
Chico
Johnson
6'2" | SG
Toledo Central Catholic | 2023
State
OH
signs with Drake, a program with high expectations in the 2022-23 season.
Solomon Callaghan
Solomon
Callaghan
6'0" | PG
Wadsworth | 2023
State
OH
and
DayJaun Anderson
DayJaun
Anderson
6'3" | SG
Ponitz | 2023
State
OH
have both signed with Wright State, the Raiders have done an excellent job getting in-state talent to their program.
Ryan Nutter
Ryan
Nutter
6'3" | PG
Dublin Jerome | 2023
State
OH
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.
