Alabama Basketball Inks Another Highly-Rated Recruiting Class

The Alabama Crimson Tide secured 4 gamers who signed their scholarship papers on Wednesday, giving Nate Oats one other top-rated recruiting class. 

The group contains three consensus four-star abilities, and the highest in-state prospect for the Class of 2023. 

Consequently, Alabama’s class is rated No. 10 general by Rivals, and No. 13 by 247Sports.

It is the primary time through the trendy period that the Crimson Tide has landed four-straight top-15 signing lessons. 

“We worth taking pictures, athleticism, versatility and we really feel that we’ve got checked all of the containers with this class,” Oats stated in an announcement. “Mixed at a number of positions this class will be capable of step in instantly and exchange the gamers that we’re dropping and we’re excited to welcome them to the College of Alabama.

“They’re all excessive character youngsters that may mesh nicely with our present gamers so we’re excited to look at them their senior 12 months and get to campus.”

Heres’s a have a look at every participant, together with a remark from Oats: 

Davin Cosby

 G | 6-5 | 180 | RALEIGH, N.C. (Phrase of God Christian Academy)

• A four-star prospect, rated because the No. 16 taking pictures guard within the nation by 247Sports and the No. 84 participant within the nation by Rivals
• Averaged 23.6 factors final season at Phrase of God Christian Academy, scoring 613 factors
• Led his division in scoring final season
• Has scored over 1,000 factors all through his highschool profession
• Named the MVP of the BCCC Christmas Event
• Selected Alabama over LSU, North Carolina State, Tennessee and Virginia, amongst many others

“Davin is an elite shooter and actually got here on the scenes this previous summer season. He has realized below a terrific coach in Byron Williams at Phrase of God Christian Academy and is a confirmed scorer, main the state of Virginia in scoring. Davin is a playmaker and might create with the ball in his fingers and make performs. With taking pictures at a premium in our program we are attempting to go recruit one of the best shooters within the nation and we really feel that he is without doubt one of the finest taking pictures guards within the nation.”

Mouhamed Dioubate

F | 6-7 | 215 | QUEENS, N.Y. (Putnam Science Academy)

• A four-star prospect, rated because the No. 18 energy ahead within the nation by 247 Sports activities and the No. 74 participant within the nation by Rivals
• Gained the Nationwide Prep Championship at Putnam Science Academy
• Averaged 13.6 factors, 7.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists this previous summer season for the PSA Cardinals on the EYBL circuit
• Named to the 2022 EYBL First Staff
• Most factors scored across the rim (309) based on Synergy Sports activities on the EYBL circuit
• Selected Alabama over Maryland, Ohio State, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest, amongst others

“We’re actually excited to get Mo in our program, he’s a multi-talented participant who can play quite a lot of positions. He’s an enormous wing that’s extraordinarily versatile and tenacious on the defensive facet of the ball and most significantly has received at a excessive degree. Since we’ve got been right here our program has accomplished nicely with huge wings that may play a number of positions. He comes from a successful program below coach Thomas Espinosa and we’re thrilled so as to add him to our program.”

R.J. Johnson

G | 6-3 | 190 | HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (Grissom HS)

• Rated because the No. 1 participant within the state of Alabama by Rivals and 247Sports
• Performs for legendary coach Jack Doss at Grissom Excessive Faculty, who coached John Petty Jr.
• Averaged 18.0 factors and eight.0 assists at Peach Jam for Georgia Stars EYBL
• Averaged 17.0 factors, 10.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists at Grissom Excessive Faculty
• 2022 Third Staff Alabama All-State choice
• Selected Alabama over Appalachian State, Florida Atlantic, Georgia and LSU, amongst others

“Right here on the College of Alabama we make it a precedence to recruit one of the best gamers within the state and we’re excited so as to add one of the best participant within the state of Alabama in R.J. Johnson, coming from a terrific program in coach Jack Doss. He’s an enormous, robust, athletic and hard guard that’s creating as a shooter. We really feel that his toughness and flexibility can actually assist us. We’re a blue-collar program and he has blue-collar traits that may assist us win loads of video games.

Sam Walters

F | 6-8 | 180 | The Villages, Fla. (Villages Constitution Faculty)

• A four-star prospect, ranked because the No. 22 energy ahead within the nation by Rivals
• Averaged 24.6 factors and 9.9 rebounds per sport below heads coach Colt McDowell
• Day by day Industrial Participant of the Yr
• Tricounty Participant of the Yr
• All-Educational choice
• Selected Alabama over presents from Florida, Georgetown, LSU and Ole Miss, amongst others

 “Sam is an elite shooter and a really expert ahead who will match nice into our system. Sam has a singular skillset of taking pictures, athleticism and might play on the perimeter and is getting higher each time we see him play. One in all his finest attributes is his work ethic; he’s a gymnasium rat and consistently within the gymnasium, engaged on his sport and we’re excited to see him proceed to develop.”

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Recruiting Class of 2023: Alabama Crimson Tide Early-Signing Interval Tracker

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