Five-star forward CJ Rosser has locked in the next phase of his recruitment, and Miami is on the calendar.
Rosser, a 6-foot-10 power forward from Rocky Mount, N.C., who plays at Orlando’s Southeastern Prep, will take official visits to all seven schools still in the mix for him. The trip to Miami is set for Sept. 25-27, placing the Hurricanes in the middle of a packed stretch that begins this weekend and runs into late October.
The full visit slate starts with North Carolina from Sept. 11-13, followed by NC State from Sept. 16-18.
After Miami, Rosser is scheduled to go to Arkansas on Sept. 28, Kentucky on Oct.
1-2, USC from Oct. 4-6 and Louisville on Oct. 22-23.
Rosser has already narrowed his list to Arkansas, North Carolina, Louisville, Kentucky, USC, Miami and NC State.
His national profile is as strong as it gets. He is the No. 3 overall prospect in the SCNext 100. Rivals has him ranked No. 1 overall and No. 1 among power forwards, while 247Sports lists him as the No. 2 overall player, the No. 1 power forward and the No. 2 player in Florida.
Rosser began at Northern Nash in Rocky Mount and played his first two high school seasons there before transferring to Southeastern Prep before his junior year. At Northern Nash, he averaged 10.2 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.4 blocks as a freshman, then followed that with 18.8 points, 6.7 rebounds and 2.2 assists as a sophomore. Northern Nash went 21-8 and reached the third round of the playoffs in his first season, then finished 20-6 the next year, when Rosser was named Conference Player of the Year.
His production carried over to Southeastern Prep. As a junior, Rosser averaged 16.7 points, 6.7 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.6 blocks.
He also put together strong international performances with USA Basketball. At the 2025 FIBA U16 AmeriCup in Mexico, Rosser averaged 13.7 points, 6.2 rebounds, 1.8 steals and 1.8 blocks over six games while shooting 56.1% from the field and 42.9% from three. The United States won gold, and Rosser finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds in the final against Canada.
At the 2026 FIBA U17 World Cup in Turkey, he started all seven games and averaged 16.4 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.7 assists. He shot 51.3% from the field, 36.7% from three and 74.3% from the line, and he scored 23 points in the gold-medal game against Serbia.
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