UConn added another big piece to its 2027 class on Sunday, landing five-star wing Jordan Page and giving Dan Hurley’s program a second elite recruit in the group.
Page, a 6-foot-5 native of Raleigh, North Carolina, made the call live on NBA TV after his IMG Academy team dropped a preseason thriller in overtime. Ranked No. 10 in the class by 247Sports, he made it official with a simple line: “I’ll be going to UConn with Dan Hurley,” Page said on the broadcast.
The Huskies beat out a strong push from Michael Malone and the in-state UNC Tar Heels, a school Page visited a week before his trip to Storrs. Page pointed to the program’s identity when explaining the decision.
“The culture,” was the reason he committed, Page said. “What (Hurley) said to me was, ‘hats and rings,’ you got lottery picks and the rings, they win championships.
So I would love to be in a winning culture for sure… It means the world to me. This is a dream.
Since I’ve been little I’ve been working for it every day and I’ve just got to keep working. This ain’t gonna be the stopping point.”
Page joins 6-foot-3 point guard NaVorro Bowman Jr. in UConn’s 2027 class. Bowman is ranked No. 11 by 247Sports, giving the Huskies a pair of high-end prospects and, according to ESPN’s Jeff Borzello, their first class with two ESPN five-stars in at least 20 years.
The two already have a connection on the biggest youth stage. Page and Bowman won a gold medal together with USA Basketball at the FIBA U17 World Cup this summer. Page put up 9.8 points per game in 16.0 minutes over six games, shot 69.7% from the field, went 1-for-4 from three, and finished the event with 10 rebounds, 13 assists and four steals.
247Sports scouting director Adam Finkelstein painted a detailed picture of what UConn is getting. He called Page “a physically gifted southpaw wing with a versatile two-way floor game,” and noted his size, length and strength.
“Page is a physically gifted southpaw wing with a versatile two-way floor game,” 247Sports’ Director of Scouting, Adam Finkelstein, wrote in his report. “At 6-foot-5 with a nearly 6-foot-11 wingspan, he’s long with sturdy shoulders and big hands, albeit a longer neck.
He’s a well-rounded athlete who moves and covers the court with real force, and can finish hard above the rim in transition. He’s a physical straight-line driver, able to elevate into mid-range pull-ups, not as far away from knocking down open threes as his most recent numbers indicate (22% 3pt and 72% FT in 3SSB play), a willing passer and ball-mover around the perimeter (2.9 assists vs.
2.2 turnovers), and excellent cutter off the ball.”
Finkelstein also described Page as a “natural connector” on offense and said he has a “chance to be elite” defensively because of his length and physicality.
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