No power forward prospect in the country is more highly touted than Federal Way (Wa.) product Jaden McDaniels, and on Monday night, Shaka Smart and the Texas Longhorns took a significant step towards potentially earning his pledge.
A five-star prospect from just south of Seattle, McDaniels announced his top five schools and Texas still remains firmly in the mix, alongside Washington, Kentucky, San Diego State, and UCLA.
McDaniels also holds offers from Arizona, Kansas, and Oklahoma, which were each left on the outside of his recruitment looking in.
Despite the close proximity to the Huskies and the presence of blue bloods such as the Bruins and Wildcats, it’s Texas and San Diego State that currently stand as the frontrunners, per his Crystal Ball, with each owning two projections.