Ohio 2026 Division I commits update

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ohio's 2026 class has tons of Division I talent and a handful of the top prospects in the state have already announced commitments. In this article we'll break down the prospects who have already posted commitments.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Top duo commits to Ohio State</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ohio State has already secured a pair of the top prospects in Ohio with Garfield Heights point guard [player_tooltip player_id='1705948' first='Marcus' last='Johnson'] and former Upper Arlington power forward Alex Smith. The pair each had impressive performances on top shoe circuits this summer and have held steady in early commitments to Jake Diebler and the Buckeyes.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Spire post grad trio off the board</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Spire post grad trio of [player_tooltip player_id='2441592' first='Collin' last='Ross'] (VCU) [player_tooltip player_id='2245774' first='Jackson' last='Williams'] (Duquesne) and Greg Howard (Cal St Fullerton) are all already off the board, as well as Spire prep star [player_tooltip player_id='2023905' first='Tarris' last='Bouie'] (Alabama) but Spire still has tons of available talent that's brought in some of the top programs in the country to Geneva, Ohio this fall.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Nationally ranked prospect picks Ivy League</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>For the second time in a decade, a Columbus prospect ranked inside the top 150 nationally picks Harvard over high major offers. Seth Towns in the class of 2016 out of Northland was the first and [player_tooltip player_id='2426114' first='Jason' last='Singleton'] of Columbus Academy in the class of 2026 recently announced that decision.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Reynoldsburg duo to Ohio headlines MAC commits</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The MAC always secures some of the top Ohio talent and the Reynoldsburg duo of [player_tooltip player_id='1705956' first='Xavier' last='McKinney'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1705958' first='Jorden' last='Bowens'] headed to Ohio to join former high school teammate Jordan Fisher next season is exciting for central Ohio basketball fans. Other MAC commits include Toledo area big [player_tooltip player_id='1705954' first='Alan' last='Horton'] headed to Miami (OH) and Toledo securing central Ohio sharpshooter [player_tooltip player_id='1943740' first='Marco' last='Mattucci']. Toledo Head Coach Todd Kowalczyk's son Race also made a commitment to Bradley, a top mid major program. Kent State went into central Ohio and landed star point guard [player_tooltip player_id='1869632' first='Jakhi' last='Calloway']. The defending MAC champs Akron grabbed local wing [player_tooltip player_id='2458387' first='Rj' last='Jones'] out of Saint Ignatius, he'll be college rivals with former high school teammate Quinn Woidke who is at Kent State.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Out of state Horizon League schools secure guards</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>While the in-state Horizon League schools don't have a commit from Ohio's 2026 class, [player_tooltip player_id='2376402' first='Willie' last='Foster'] (Northern Kentucky) and [player_tooltip player_id='1708688' first='Trey' last='Drexler'] (IU Indy) are headed to nearby out of state Horizon League programs. These two guards are polar opposites as Foster is one of the most athletic players in the state with jaw dropping dunks on his highlight tape. Drexler on the other hand is one of the top scoring guards in Ohio and has exploded for monster offensive efforts against top talent.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->