Scott Cross is still in the early stages of building Georgia Tech’s recruiting board, but the Yellow Jackets have already shown they can make noise on the trail.
That matters in a first year, when relationships usually take time to form and every commitment has to be earned the hard way. Cross hasn’t had long to work with these players, but Georgia Tech did give him a staff with a reputation for recruiting, and that’s already paying off.
The clearest evidence came with the 2026 class. Georgia Tech landed three recruits ranked inside the top 125, including two players who were already in the fold before Cross arrived.
Guard Kaiden Bailey of Irvine, CA, ranked No. 125, stayed with the program after being signed by the previous staff. Power forward Moustapha Diop, a Senegal native who plays at Overtime Elite, also remained in the class; he is ranked No.
- Bailey also climbed in the rankings at the end of his senior season.
The biggest change in that group came when Cross flipped Cincinnati guard Kayden Allen, who is ranked No. 47. Allen played in Long Island but lives in Lilburn.
Now the focus shifts to 2027, and that process has been more from the ground up. Cross and his staff had to evaluate prospects who had already been offered by the previous regime while also handing out their own offers during the summer evaluation live periods.
Four official visits have already happened or are set to happen, and more are expected to be lined up after this past weekend’s final live period evaluations.
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