Top-10 basketball recruit Jalil Bethea commits to Miami

MIAMI – Top-10 senior Jalil Bethea committed to playing for the Miami Hurricanes on Wednesday, becoming the program’s highest-ranked recruit in nearly 40 years.

According to ESPN, Bethea chose to play for Miami over Kansas and Villanova.

Bethea became the highest-ranked player (No.7) to commit to Miami since 1985 when McDonald’s All-American Tito Horford (No.13) also chose to play for the Hurricanes.

Bethea, a 6-foot-4 shooting guard from Pennsylvania, burst onto the scene at the Nike EYBL where he shot over 40% from three and 59% inside the arc.

Bethea is the third 2024 prospect to commit to Miami this month, following ESPN 100 guard Austin Swartz and three-star forward Isaiah Johnson-Arigu.

The last five-star recruit to commit to Miami was Lonnie Walker (No. 13 in ESPN 100) in the class of 2017.

Both Bethea and Swartz were included in ESPN’s list of the best 3-point shooters in the class of 2024.

According to 247sports, Bethea averaged 18.7 points and 3.5 rebounds during the spring and summer at Archbishop Wood in Pennsylvania, leading the Philadelphia Catholic League in points scored (649) and 3-pointers (85) made as a junior. while shooting 60% from the floor.

Bethea will now play for Hurricanes Coach Jim Larranaga and a Miami team that made it to the Final Four in the 2022 NCAA College Basketball Tournament.