Ohio 2024 Division I recruitment update
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Ohio’s 2024 class has received a lot of interest in the recruiting world this summer and after the second July live period concluded last Sunday, no better time than now to look at some recruiting news and notes from the…
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Continue ReadingOhio’s 2024 class has received a lot of interest in the recruiting world this summer and after the second July live period concluded last Sunday, no better time than now to look at some recruiting news and notes from the summer months.
Western Reserve duo headed to Marquette
Damarius Owens Damarius Owens 6'7" | SF Western Reserve Academy | 2024 State #61 Nation OH , our current top ranked prospect in the 2024 class committed to Marquette in the spring as he’ll be joined by fellow Golden Eagles commit Royce Parham Royce Parham 6'8" | PF Western Reserve Academy | 2024 State #53 Nation OH at Western Reserve this winter for the pairs final season of high school. Look for Parham to debut near the top of our 2024 rankings when he gets included.
Prep School Studs off the board
John Mobley Jr John Mobley Jr 6'0" | PG Wasatch Academy | 2024 State #55 Nation UT and Tyler McKinley Tyler McKinley 6'9" | PF Winton Woods | 2024 State #78 Nation OH are two of the top 2024 prospects who grew up in Ohio who left for national prep powerhouses but are scheduled to return for college. Mobley, the future Ohio State Buckeye, went to Bishop Gorman as a freshman and is now at Wasatch Academy. McKinley left Walnut Hills after his Sophomore season and won a Geico national championship with Link Academy last year, he’s returning to Cincinnati to become a Bearcat. Other notable 2024 departures for Prep Programs include Ace Buckner Ace Buckner 6'1" | PG La Lumiere | 2024 #195 Nation IN , who is now at La Lumiere and Jacob Theodosiou Jacob Theodosiou 6'4" | PG Western Reserve Academy | 2024 #146 Nation OH , who was at Western Reserve Academy but reclassed into 2023 to enroll at Wyoming. Another Prep to Prep transfer is Johnny Pierce, who left ISA to join Albuquerque Prep in the Grind Session.
OHSAA High Major Commits
The OHSAA has a couple prospects already committed to high major programs in Raleigh Burgess Raleigh Burgess 6'10" | C Sycamore | 2024 State #130 Nation OH (Purdue) Jesse McCulloch Jesse McCulloch 6'9" | PF Lutheran East | 2024 State #136 Nation OH (Michigan State) and Jonathan Powell Jonathan Powell 6'5" | SG Centerville | 2024 State #164 Nation OH (Xavier) all off the board. Expect Colin White Colin White 6'5" | SG Ottawa Glandorf | 2024 State #156 Nation OH to join that list when he makes his final decision after picking up a handful of new offers playing with Indiana Elite this spring and summer.
Trio of low to mid major commits
Three more prospects have already made public their decision on where they will be playing at the college level with as Mason Shrout Mason Shrout 6'4" | SF Preble Shawnee | 2024 State OH (Purdue Fort Wayne) Dominique Aekins Dominique Aekins 5'8" | PG Walnut Ridge | 2024 State OH (Duquesne) and Carter Jackson Carter Jackson 6'2" | SG Garfield Heights | 2024 State OH (Canisius) are all already off the board. By the end of the recruiting cycle, expect somewhere around 25 total Division I commits from Ohio’s 2024 class.