Pittsburgh’s basketball scene has been improving since I arrived in the Steel City years ago.
Despite the departure of several top-ranked prospects from the area, there is still plenty of talent in and around the city coming from the WPIAL and the City League.
Let’s take a look into the players who are being recruited at the college level in the area.
COMMITTED PLAYERS
Tyler Robbins – 2025 – Upper St. Clair – COMMITTED TO MIAMI OHIO (D1)
Ama Tening Sow – 2025 – Montour – COMMITTED TO UT MARTIN (D1)
Courtney Wallace – 2025 – Neighborhood Academy – COMMITTED TO YALE (D1)
D1 OFFERS
1. Josh Pratt – 2026 – Aliquippa – Guard
Pratt holds offers from Robert Morris, Northeastern, Pepperdine, and Hofstra.
2. RJ Sledge – 2025 – Imani Christian – Guard
Sledge holds offers from Canisius, North Carolina A&T, Bethune-Cookman, and Fordham.
3. Amere Brown – 2025 – Woodland Hills – Guard
Brown holds offers from Bryant and Cal Poly.
4. Scoop Smith – 2026 – Woodland Hills – Guard
Smith holds an offer from Stony Brook.
5. Trey Schachter – 2025 – Allderdice – Guard
Schacter holds offers from Green Bay and UC Santa Barbara.
6. Mikey Santicola – 2025 – Moon – Wing
Santicola holds an offer from Mercyhurst. He will take an official visit to Lincoln Memorial soon.
D1 INTEREST
7, Zion Moore – 2025 – Belle Vernon – Guard
Moore has received interest from Mercyhurst, Bethany, Allegheny, West Liberty, and others.
8. Naron Jackson – 2026 – Obama – Guard
Jackson received interest from Pepperdine in June.
9. Rowan Carmichael – 2025 – Avonworth – Guard
Carmichael has received interest from North Florida, Lafayette, Nova Southeastern, Gannon, West Liberty, and Edinboro. He holds an offer from Slippery Rock.
10. Jackson Bauman – 2026 – Knoch – Guard
Bauman has received interest from Fairleigh Dickinson, Columbia, Pepperdine, and Evansville.
11. Grant Spacciapolli – 2026 – Pine Richland – Guard
Spacciapolli has received interest from Pepperdine.
12. Jayden Davis – 2025 – Chartiers Valley – Guard
Davis has received interest at the D1 and D2 levels.
D2, D3, NAIA INTEREST
13. Enzo Khalil – 2026 – Central Catholic – Guard
Khalil holds an offer from Slippery Rock.
14. Tori Grooms – 2025 – Uniontown – Guard
Grooms holds an offer from West Virginia Wesleyan.
15. Ralphie Blundo – 2025 – New Castle – Guard
Blundo has received interest from Cal U (PA), Allegheny College, and Kenyon.
16. Ali Shareef – 2025- Highlands – Guard
Shareef has received interest from Seton Hill, Allegheny, Case Western, and MIT.
17. Colton Straight – 2025 – Montour – Guard
Straight has received interest from Waynesburg, LaRoche, and Penn State-Behrend.
18. Calvin Winfrey – 2025 – Uniontown – Guard
Winfrey holds an offer from West Virginia Wesleyan, and has visited Chatham.
Pittsburgh High School Basketball Recruiting Board
