UCF added another major piece to its 2027 recruiting class on Thursday morning, landing 6-foot-6 combo guard Jacoby Briscoe, a Virginia standout who gave the Knights a commitment over Vanderbilt and Mississippi State.
Briscoe announced the decision on X with the line, "Mission Accepted. COMMITTED.
Im officially launching into the Big 12 with @UCF.MBB! Welcome to Disney.
Let’s ride," and the pledge gives Johnny Dawkins another high-end guard to develop in Orlando.
Ranked as the No. 2 player in Virginia, Briscoe said the visit to campus made a strong impression, especially the message he got from Dawkins.
"I mean the first time I stepped on campus I could feel the family environment especially from Coach Dawkins," Briscoe told 247Sports. "When I spoke with him he explained how his vision for me is to become a true combo guard."
Briscoe spent last season at The St. James Academy, where he averaged 14 points per game and made a noticeable jump as a 3-point shooter. His ranking makes him the fifth-highest ranked recruit to ever commit to UCF, a meaningful win for a program that continues to chase bigger names on the trail.
The commitment also comes after UCF missed on fellow four-star guard Lucai Anderson, making Briscoe an important answer for Dawkins and a potential centerpiece for the future.
There’s also another first-year guard in the mix for the Knights this season. Jahda Swann has the kind of size and length that jumps off the page, listed at 6-foot-4 and 180 pounds, with added muscle showing during the preseason.
Swann enters as the No. 170 overall player in the class and the No. 23 guard. His production at Jefferson High School in Brooklyn was eye-catching: 25.5 points, 12 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game.
He later finished his prep career at The St. James, the same school Briscoe attended.
At The St. James, Swann again proved he can score in bunches, leading the team with 16.5 points per game. While he was in New York, he helped his team win a city championship and picked up an East Coast McDonald’s All-American nomination.
With the season approaching, Swann will be one of the freshmen to watch as he tries to break into a guard-heavy rotation.
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