Ohio Class of 2023 Recruiting update

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The class of 2023 is getting ready to step foot on college campuses this summer and get their college careers started in the fall. In this article we'll break down some notes on what you need to know about the 2023 class.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Top available prospects</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1677076' first='Tyshawn' last='Archie'] is by far the top ranked available prospect in the 2023 class. Ranked 8th, the next highest ranked uncommitted prospect is 35th in the state! Archie was released from his NLI from James Madison. Recently receiving offers from Louisiana Tech, FIU and Tulsa, Archie is high on a lot of recruiting boards across the mid major level. [player_tooltip player_id='867933' first='Deshawne' last='Crim'] is the next highest ranked prospect currently available. Crim has a few offers from D2/NAIA programs and recently took a visit to Lipscomb. [player_tooltip player_id='1747664' first='Carmelo' last='Adkins'] is the third highest ranked available prospect and according to his twitter bio he has reclassed to the 2024 class and will take a post grad year. Other top 40 prospects still available include [player_tooltip player_id='1491402' first='Collin' last='O'Connor'], [player_tooltip player_id='1225078' first='Braylon' last='Wenger'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1677078' first='Christian' last='Burnett'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">High-major programs take top stars</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ohio State grabbed the top prospect from Ohio with [player_tooltip player_id='867951' first='Devin' last='Royal'] committed to the Buckeyes. He'll be joined by [player_tooltip player_id='1052783' first='Austin' last='Parks'] in Columbus. Xavier gets [player_tooltip player_id='922605' first='Dailyn' last='Swain'] who stays in state for Sean Miller's second season back with the Musketeers. [player_tooltip player_id='867934' first='Gabe' last='Cupps'] (Indiana) and [player_tooltip player_id='1043600' first='George' last='Washington III'] (Michigan) will continue to battle it out in the Big 10. [player_tooltip player_id='1076533' first='Marlon' last='Barnes Jr.'] (Pitt) and [player_tooltip player_id='1778528' first='Eemeli' last='Yalaho'] (Texas Tech) round out the high major scholarship names from Ohio. Walk on high major prospects include [player_tooltip player_id='922599' first='Will' last='Maxwell'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1443913' first='Evan' last='Dickey'] to Dayton plus [player_tooltip player_id='1201831' first='Cameron' last='Grant'] to Stanford.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">GMAC prioritizes recruiting the state of Ohio</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>One of the top Division II conferences in the Midwest, the GMAC has a strong Ohio influence in the conference. [player_tooltip player_id='1183906' first='Ayden' last='Carter'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1090150' first='Elias' last='Lewis'] are top 35 prospects headed to Walsh. [player_tooltip player_id='867930' first='Logan' last='Beaston'], [player_tooltip player_id='1419893' first='Connor' last='Stonebraker'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1163459' first='Mikey' last='McCollum'] are top 45 prospects going to Hillsdale. [player_tooltip player_id='1419902' first='Will' last='Aljancic'] is a top 35 prospect committed to Findlay. Cj Hornbeak (Lake Erie), [player_tooltip player_id='1467907' first='Jordan' last='Edwards'] (Ashland) and [player_tooltip player_id='1201839' first='Anthony' last='Ruffolo'] (Cedarville) are all top 50 ranked guards also headed to the conference.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Out of state mid-majors secure top talent</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The MAC recruited very few prospects from Ohio's 2023 class as [player_tooltip player_id='867938' first='Lance' last='Hayes'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1052781' first='Donovan' last='Hunter'] (Kent State) and [player_tooltip player_id='1088811' first='Eian' last='Elmer'] (Miami OH) are the only MAC scholarship commits in the 2023 class. The Horizon League's three Ohio schools (Cleveland State, Youngstown State and Wright State) also grabbed a combined two scholarship prospects from Ohio as [player_tooltip player_id='976068' first='Solomon' last='Callaghan'] and [player_tooltip player_id='867928' first='DayJaun' last='Anderson'] will both be Raiders at Wright State. [player_tooltip player_id='867954' first='Khoi' last='Thurmon'] (Purdue Fort Wayne) and [player_tooltip player_id='1163469' first='Bryce' last='Darbyshire'] (Northern Kentucky) are headed to neighboring state Horizon League programs. With the Ohio schools taking so few in state prospects, top mid major commits went to a variety of spots. You'll catch [player_tooltip player_id='867949' first='Lawrent' last='Rice'] (Murray State), [player_tooltip player_id='1090158' first='Derek' last='Vorst'] (Indiana State), [player_tooltip player_id='1052782' first='Chase' last='Walker'] (Illinois State), [player_tooltip player_id='1747665' first='Trey' last='Autry'] (George Washington), [player_tooltip player_id='867950' first='Amire' last='Robinson'] (Nevada), [player_tooltip player_id='867942' first='Chico' last='Johnson'] (Drake) [player_tooltip player_id='1471190' first='Jonathan' last='Ogunfuye'] (Mount St Mary's), [player_tooltip player_id='867939' first='Cody' last='Head'] (Lipscomb), [player_tooltip player_id='787335' first='Ma'Shy' last='Hill'] (Abilene Christian) and [player_tooltip player_id='922602' first='Ryan' last='Nutter'] (Marshall) at numerous Division I programs across the nation.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Top prospects playing other sports at the next level</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Many top high school basketball stars will be dominating on the hardwood in college, but some are focusing on a different sport at the next level, our top ranked prospect playing a different sport in college is [player_tooltip player_id='1165506' first='Cole' last='Rhett'] who will be playing football for Toledo as a lineman. [player_tooltip player_id='1225047' first='Charlie' last='Russell'], who had a breakout senior season for Bishop Ready, will be playing baseball at Air Force. A few more talented linemen cracked our top 70 basketball prospects as [player_tooltip player_id='1482668' first='Isaac' last='Clary'] and [player_tooltip player_id='932777' first='Chandler' last='Starks'] will be going to the state of West Virginia to play for the Thundering Herd and Mountaineers respectively. Finally, [player_tooltip player_id='1090157' first='Owen' last='Woolbert'] is headed to the Ivy League to play volleyball for Harvard.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->