As many people that have been following the basketball recruiting rankings expected, Ohio State 2022 commit and combo guard Bruce Thornton has officially earned his fifth star in the 2022 class. Thornton has been setting the AAU circuit and summer basketball on fire and has been skyrocketing up the individual class rankings.
Thornton is now the first five-star recruit Ohio State has landed since D’Angelo Russell in 2014 and the first during Chris Holtmann’s tenure, according to 247 sports. DJ Carton was a five-star for a period of time but ultimately finished his high school career as a four-star.