Prime basketball recruits discover colleges after Donda Academy closure

The highest basketball recruits who have been left scrambling after Donda Academy was shut down final week are starting to seek out new houses.

Rob Dillingham, a Kentucky Wildcats commit and the No. 8 recruit within the 2023 ESPN 100, will be a part of Additional time Elite, the league announced Thursday on Twitter. He is not going to settle for a wage, which can protect his collegiate eligibility.

A.J. Johnson, the No. 25 recruit within the 2023 class, has landed with SoCal Academy, head coach Julius Von Hanzlik advised ESPN. His teammate Jacob Bannarbie, a 6-foot-8 middle, will be a part of him at SoCal Academy, a supply advised ESPN.

Javonte (J.J.) Taylor, the No. 45 prospect for 2023, just lately introduced that he’ll play with five-star recruit Mikey Williams at San Ysidro Excessive College in San Diego. Chuck Bailey Jr., a 2023 four-star recruit, will attend Hamtramck Excessive College in Hamtramck, Michigan, his father, Chuck Bailey Sr., advised ESPN.

The scholar physique at Donda Academy discovered final week that Ye, the polarizing rapper and entrepreneur previously named Kanye West, had determined to close down the varsity for the rest of the varsity yr.

“Our management workforce might be working diligently to help all households throughout this transition, guaranteeing that each scholar has what they want to achieve their subsequent group in a immediate and gracious method,” Jason Angell, the varsity’s principal, wrote in a letter obtained by ESPN. “We intend to start afresh in September of 2023.”

Officers with the Hoophall Traditional, John Wall Vacation Invitational and different occasions introduced final week that Donda Academy would not take part of their tournaments.

Ye’s newest controversial chapter has included antisemitic tweets and feedback which have led to dissolving partnerships and enterprise pursuits.

ESPN’s Jeff Borzello contributed to this report.