2026 Basketball Recruiting

[oskie]

I started this thread because I did not see another thread for the 2026 recruiting class. Forgive me if I overlooked one.

Article says this about Caleb Holt:

... Holt is one of the most sought-after prospects in the country this cycle. He's a consensus 5-star and the No. 5 overall player in the 247 composite ...

Also lists 4 other players who have scheduled visits to Alabama this fall:

... Holt becomes the fifth Top 50 prospect in the 2026 class to schedule a visit with Alabama this fall.
Joining him will be SG Tarris Boule (9/6), PG Deron Rippey Jr. (9/13), SF Jaxon Richardson (9/13), and SF Cole Cloer (10/18) ...

5-star SG, priority target for Nate Oats, locks in official visit with Alabama

5-star SG Caleb Holt, an Alabama native, has locked in his official visit with Nate Oats and the Crimson Tide for this fall. Holt grew up in Alabama, but trans

bamahammer.com

 

[oskie]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1943040541484290432

 

[oskie]

SI.com article on Caleb Holt visit:

2026 5-Star SG Caleb Holt Visiting Tuscaloosa this Fall

Nate Oats and the Crimson Tide are expected to host one of the top prospects in the 2026 class for an official visit later this year.

www.si.com

Caleb is reportedly transferring to Prolific Prep for his senior year. Derrion Reid and Aiden Sherrell both were recruited from Prolific Prep.

 

[BamaHoopsBoi]

I started this thread because I did not see another thread for the 2026 recruiting class. Forgive me if I overlooked one.

Article says this about Caleb Holt:


Also lists 4 other players who have scheduled visits to Alabama this fall:

5-star SG, priority target for Nate Oats, locks in official visit with Alabama

5-star SG Caleb Holt, an Alabama native, has locked in his official visit with Nate Oats and the Crimson Tide for this fall. Holt grew up in Alabama, but trans

bamahammer.com

Really really hope we can get this kid. Hoping all the ties to Alabama and Prolific Prep are gonna help us out with him.

He has the body of an NBA guard already..

 

[oskie]

Recruiting news on Katrelle Harmon

Nate Oats quickly laying the foundation for Alabama’s 2026 high school class

This week, Alabama got good news on 5-star Caleb Holt and 4-star Katrelle Harmon, which is a great early step for the 2026 recruiting class.

bamahammer.com

Alabama listed as a finalist for 2026 4-star guard Katrelle Harmon
The 6-foot-4 guard from Mount Pleasant, Utah, and Wasatch Academy is the 68th-ranked overall player in the 2026 class. He is a top 10 combo guard in the class and a 247Sports Composite four-star.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1943116488296083526

 

[oskie]

Recruiting news on Jaxon Richardson:

BAMA was reportedly very close to signing his brother Jase Richardson last year, according to their father Jason Richardson:

... Jason said that he believed Jase was Alabama-bound and he even told the coaching staff in Tuscaloosa that if they let him visit East Lansing for Grind Week, they were going to lose him. And sure enough, that was enough to sway Jase's decision as he later became a Spartan ...

An excerpt from the article below says:

... Oats won't make the same mistake with Jaxon.
The family's comfortability with Oats and the Alabama coaching staff from Jase's recruitment is working in the Tide's favor ...

Alabama basketball makes Top 10 for son of former NBA star, Michigan State legacy

5-star wing Jaxon Richardson, the son of former NBA star Jason Richardson, has trimmed his list down to 10 schools. It's a list that includes Alabama but surpri

bamahammer.com

 

[oskie]

Recruiting news on Ikenna Alozie:

Nate Oats adds another 5-star to growing list of elite visitors to Alabama

Nate Oats is building quite the impressive list of official visitors this fall for Alabama basketball, putting the Crimson Tide in position to sign one of the b

bamahammer.com

Alabama to Host 5-Star Guard Ikenna Alozie for Fall Visit

Nate Oats and the Crimson Tide basketball staff are set to welcome one of the most highly touted prospects in the 2026 class for an official visit.

www.si.com

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1945923483919176084

 

[oskie]

Deron Rippey, Jr has BAMA in his top 12 - which means almost nothing at this point - but since he has set up a visit to BAMA on September 12-14, thought I would post this clip of him in action. He is fun to watch.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1945397936218603894

 

[BamaHoopsBoi]

That's a lot of 5 star talent coming to Tuscaloosa! Really hope that we can get the Richardson kid, it hurt my heart to see his brother do so well at MSU after we missed out on him.