Georgetown Ramps Up Outreach to 2025 Prospects

With the Class of 2024 mostly wrapped up recruiting-wise for Georgetown, focus begins to shift to the Class of 2025.

June 15 marks an important date on the recruiting calendar, as it is the first allowable date during which Division 1 college coaches can begin calling, texting, emailing, direct messaging, etc. with any student-athletes who have completed their sophomore year of high school.

While college coaches are able to communicate with student-athletes’ coaches at any time, which is why you’ve seen the Hoyas offer 2025 kids already, June 15 marks a time when programs can significantly ramp up interest in their top priorities in the Class of 2025.

Here is the list of who Georgetown reached out to and/or offered in the Class of 2025 since June 15, broken down by position group.

Guards (11)

Darius Adams (Manasquan HS/PSA Cardinals), 6’3”, 150 lbs.

Mason Blackwood (New Hampton School/City Rocks), 6’5”, 175 lbs.

Jaylen Harrell (St. Sebastian’s/Expressions), 6’6”, 190 lbs.

Isaiah Henry (Cannon School/Team CP3), 6’4”, 190 lbs.

Nigel James Jr. (Cushing Academy/Expressions), 6’2”, 170 lbs.

Acaden Lewis (Sidwell Friends/Team Durant), 6’2”, 170 lbs.

Nyk Lewis (Gonzaga/Team Takeover), 6’2”, 185 lbs.

Kaden Magwood (Oak Hill Academy/Team United), 6’2”, 160 lbs.

Trey McKenney (St. Mary’s/The Family), 6’4”, 225 lbs.

Ebuka Okorie (Cushing Academy/BABC), 5’10”, 150 lbs.

Carlsheon Young (Newcastle HS/Team Trae), 6’4”, 180 lbs.

Wings (8)

Brayson Green (Bradford Christian Academy/Mass Rivals), 6’5”

Colt Langdon (Millbrook/Team Loaded), 6’8”, 215 lbs.

Efeosa Oliogu (United Scholastic Academy/Canada Elite), 6’6”, 200 lbs.

Jacob Ross (Long Island Lutheran/Team Melo), 6’7”, 170 lbs.

Jordan Scott (South Lakes HS/Virginia Elite), 6’7”, 170 lbs.

Cam Ward (Largo HS/Team Durant), 6’6”, 180 lbs.

Sadiq White (Myers Park HS/Team United), 6’7”, 170 lbs.

Zymicah Wilkins (RS Central/Team United), 6’8”, 215 lbs.

Bigs (4)

Luca Bevilacqua (George School/NJ Scholars Elite), 6’11”, 230 lbs.

Badara Diakite (Northwest Catholic/NH Lightning), 6’10”, 215 lbs.

Oswin Erhunmwunse (Putnam Science Academy/BABC), 6’9”, 210 lbs.

Emmanuel Kanga (Archbishop Carroll/DC Premier), 6’8”, 215 lbs.

Takeaways

• New England and North Carolina flavors: In addition to several DMV prospects such as Cam Ward, Acaden Lewis, and Jordan Scott, there is another distinctive trend in the players that have garnered interest from Georgetown, with several hailing from New England (Jaylen Harrell, Badara Diakite, Brayson Green, Ebuka Okorie) and North Carolina (Isaiah Henry, Colt Langdon, Sadiq White, etc.)

• Emphasis on guards: Ed Cooley and his staff have been pursuing a bevy of wings in the 2024 class, and are thus well-stocked at the position moving forward, with Drew McKenna and Caleb Williams being the future at the 3 and the 4, most likely, for the Hoyas. As a result, it’s no surprise to see the staff contacting a lot of 2025 guards.

  With Jayden Epps having three years of eligibility though, and Rowan Brumbaugh having four, it would be surprising if Georgetown were able to land a blue-chip guard prospect in 2025 with the players that would be ahead of him as a freshman. But Ed Cooley and his staff have been so hot on the recruiting trail already that I wouldn’t rule it out either.

  What this program could use long-term is a shooting guard. The Hoyas have a major role to offer there, and that’s where I would look to recruit, based on the short- and long-term outlook for this program’s roster.

• Expressions and Team United players get lots of attention: Georgetown continues to speak with a lot of players from Expressions (MA) and Team United (NC), two well-respected EYBL programs. Between the players that Georgetown has already landed in 2024, and the players it is recruiting in 2025, the new staff’s relationships with top AAU programs is certainly noticeable so far, and can only be a good thing.

• Landing Lewis: Acaden Lewis and Nyk Lewis (No relation) are vying for the title of top point guard in DC for the 2025 class, and both are being recruited by Georgetown now, with Acaden being offered more recently by the Hoyas. Both would be strong additions and can be a solid long-term floor general for Georgetown in an Ed Cooley-run offense. Both figure to be top local priorities for Georgetown over the course of the next year plus.

• Room on the roster: As things currently stand, Georgetown only has two open scholarships for its 2024-25 roster. That will likely grow to three or four spots as its likely that a player or two will transfer out from this year’s team, but the fact remains that Georgetown will need to be a little more selective with how many freshman it wants to bring in.

  The guess here is that Georgetown adds one guard and one wing in 2025, with the potential for a third high school recruit depending on how many roster spots Georgetown has to work with.