’24 ESPN 100 guard Nowell to play for UConn

Jeff Borzello, ESPN

• Staff WriterJul 23, 2023, 04:10 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting expert.
• Signed up with ESPN in 2014.
• Graduate of University of Delaware.ESPN 100 guard Ahmad Nowell

devoted to UConn on Sunday, giving the Huskies their 2nd top-100 hire in the previous 10 days.Nowell chose Dan Hurley’s program over a

final 4 that also consisted of Tennessee, Georgia Tech and Kentucky.A 6-foot-1 guard from Philadelphia, Nowell is ranked No. 30 general

in the ESPN 100– and the No. 6 point player– in the class of 2024. The Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia)item was among the catalysts for Team Final’s effective season on the Nike EYBL circuit.Editor’s Picks In 23 games throughout the spring and summer, Nowell balanced 13.3 points, 5.0 rebounds and 5.2 helps while shooting 41 %from 3-point

range. He had a season-high 25 points versus the Oakland Soldiers in the first game of the regular season, then nearly tallied a triple-double (13 points, 12 rebounds, 9 helps)against Team CP3 in the last game of the season.Nowell joins ESPN 100 forward Isaiah Abraham– who committed previously this month– in UConn’s 2024 recruiting class. Abraham likewise had a lot of Nike EYBL success, helping lead Team Takeover to the Peach Jam title.UConn is once again ending up much of its high school recruiting work early in the dedication cycle. In the 2023 class, the Huskies had all 5 commitments in the fold by the middle

of September, with first-class Stephon Castle and three other ESPN 100 prospects ultimately forming the core of a top-three recruiting class.The reigning nationwide champs will lean on those inbound freshmen– together with returnees Tristen Newton, Donovan Clingan and Alex Karaban and Rutgers transfer Webcam Spencer– to defend their nationwide title. UConn is ranked No. 5 in

ESPN’s Way-Too-Early Preseason Top 25.