Ohio Class of 2025 Division I Recruiting Recap

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ohio's 2025 class was filled with Division I talent and this article will recap everything fans need to know about the Division I bound prospects from the class.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Big 10 secures top prospects</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Three of the top five prospects in our 2025 rankings are committed to Big 10 programs as [player_tooltip player_id='1432018' first='Antione' last='West Jr'] (Purdue) [player_tooltip player_id='1480851' first='Tyler' last='Kropp'] (Northwestern) and [player_tooltip player_id='1432015' first='Dorian' last='Jones'] (Ohio State) are all set to play in the Big 10 next season. Prep studs originally from Ohio also committed to the Big 10 as Nikola Bundalo (Washington) and Jerry Easter (USC) are also committed to west coast Big 10 schools. Other prep prospects who left the state and committed to high major programs include Darryn Peterson (Kansas) and Kruz McClure (DePaul)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Atlantic 10 programs grab under the radar gems</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Usually national rankings websites mostly focus on players committed to high major programs and while [player_tooltip player_id='1432034' first='Damon' last='Friery'] (Dayton) finds himself on national lists, [player_tooltip player_id='1432005' first='Arness' last='Lawson'] (Duquesne) and [player_tooltip player_id='1480848' first='Devin' last='Brown'] (Davidson) are two central Ohio prospects who could have big time college careers and make themselves a name on the national scene.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">MAC programs continue to prioritize in-state talent</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As always the six Ohio MAC programs were busy recruiting Ohio prospects and the 2025 class saw a bunch of players staying in-state at the next level.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Toledo: [player_tooltip player_id='1432037' first='Toby' last='Nwokolo']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bowling Green: [player_tooltip player_id='1432039' first='Makhi' last='Leach']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ohio: [player_tooltip player_id='1432017' first='Jordan' last='Fisher']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Miami (OH): [player_tooltip player_id='1285295' first='Trey' last='Perry']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kent State: Landon Vanderwalker and [player_tooltip player_id='1491439' first='Quinn' last='Woidke']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Akron: [player_tooltip player_id='1708714' first='Josh' last='Henderson'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1480850' first='Tai' last='Perkins']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Richmond Heights duo heading south</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>While [player_tooltip player_id='1432015' first='Dorian' last='Jones'] like we mentioned earlier is going to Ohio State, [player_tooltip player_id='1432006' first='De'Erick' last='Barber'] (UTEP) and DeMarris Winters Jr (UTRGV) are both headed to Texas to continue their athletic careers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Greenberg twins headed to opposite ends of the country</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Centerville's Eli and [player_tooltip player_id='1432031' first='Ethan' last='Greenberg'] are both committed at the Division I level but Eli will be playing in New York at recently elevated Division I school Le Moyne while Ethan will head west to Air Force alongside [player_tooltip player_id='1888353' first='Sam' last='Imade'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Bellarmine snags Cincinnati duo</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A pair of Cincinnati's best will travel down I-71 south to the Louisville area where Bellarmine University is located for their college careers. Guard [player_tooltip player_id='1812061' first='Tommy' last='Clark'] of Kings and big [player_tooltip player_id='1462534' first='Jacob' last='Wassler'] of Cincinnati St Xavier will team up for the Knights next season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Ohio's all-time leading scorer headlines rest of Division I commits</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Quinn Kwasniak, the all-time leading scorer in OHSAA history, is committed to Army where he will look to continue to light it up from 3-point range. Other Division I commits include [player_tooltip player_id='1432033' first='Kingston' last='Land'] (Indiana State) [player_tooltip player_id='1475110' first='Jekel' last='Cotton'] (Detroit) [player_tooltip player_id='1432009' first='Jaiden' last='Arnold'] (Purdue Fort Wayne)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Alter and Western Reserve duo headline top available seniors</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>State champion duo [player_tooltip player_id='1432016' first='Rj' last='Greer'] and [player_tooltip player_id='2028558' first='Brady' last='Conner'] are now both available after Greer decommitted from Nc State after a coaching change and Conner decommitted from Wright State. They join Western Reserve duo [player_tooltip player_id='1381422' first='Curtis' last='Stinson Jr'] and [player_tooltip player_id='2614812' first='Pavle' last='Ridesic'] as some of the top available seniors in Ohio's 2025 class.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Multi-sport studs fill our rankings</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>While we rank players based on college potential on the hardwood, many gifted athletes decide to play other sports at the college level but still show exceptional talent on the hardwood, these are the top players going to college for another sport in Ohio's 2025 class. [player_tooltip player_id='2058610' first='Jermiel' last='Atkins'] (Kentucky, Football) [player_tooltip player_id='2476476' first='Chaz' last='Coleman'] (Penn State, Football) [player_tooltip player_id='2453400' first='Carter' last='Sellers'] (Illinois State, Baseball) [player_tooltip player_id='2373419' first='Keegan' last='Knupp'] (Eastern Michigan, Baseball) [player_tooltip player_id='1952004' first='Alex' last='Reese'] (Youngstown State, Football) [player_tooltip player_id='1883653' first='Baron' last='White'] (Youngstown State, Football) [player_tooltip player_id='1432059' first='Jayquan' last='Stubbs'] (Minnesota, football) [player_tooltip player_id='1503914' first='Tyler' last='Kielmeyer'] (Northwestern, football) [player_tooltip player_id='1837240' first='Lincoln' last='Creager'] (Northwestern, Football) [player_tooltip player_id='2321703' first='Kaden' last='Ellerbe'] (Miami (FL) Track and Field) [player_tooltip player_id='1952005' first='Cross' last='Nimmo'] (Western Kentucky, Football) AaZoriyon Bonner (Western Illinois, Football) [player_tooltip player_id='1432040' first='Ryan' last='Montgomery'] (Georgia, Football) [player_tooltip player_id='2385576' first='Braylon' last='Cordonnier'] (Marshall, Baseball) [player_tooltip player_id='1675745' first='Khalil' last='Daniels'] (Robert Morris, Football)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->