Ryan Odom and Virginia have landed in the mix for one of the headliners in the 2027 class.
Five-star wing Moussa Kamissoko has lined up nine official visits, and Charlottesville is on the itinerary. Rivals has him at No. 8 nationally, while every major service places him inside the top 20.
Virginia’s visit is set for Sept. 5, coming after stops at Florida State and Syracuse. After that, he’s scheduled to continue on to Oklahoma State, BYU, Illinois, UConn, Louisville and Baylor.
Kamissoko’s list of offers is even broader. Alabama, Kentucky, Villanova, NC State and others have extended him opportunities, though those schools are not among the official visits he has scheduled.
The profile is easy to understand. Kamissoko is listed as a 6-foot-7 wing, and the comparison attached to his game is Caleb Wilson. His film shows a player who can attack the paint with force, knock down threes with a repeatable stroke and process the game well.
That talent showed up at Nike EYBL Session 1, where Kamissoko made a strong impression and finished with 19 points per game for PSA Cardinals.
Scouting director Adam Finkelstein of 247Sports sees a long, versatile wing with room to grow. In his breakdown, Finkelstein called him “a lanky big wing with versatile potential on both ends of the floor.
Built with positional size, a 6-foot-11 wingspan, and high shoulders, he’s older for his grade (turns 19 in January of his senior year), but still relatively lean and undeveloped in his upper body. He’s a bursty mover with terrific open floor speed and also fairly bouncy in space, but less so among bodies.”
Finkelstein added that Kamissoko “He’s at his best offensively when he’s playing with freedom and room to operate. That means transition first and foremost, but he’s also a talented scorer in other contexts.
He has an improved skill set, both in terms of the fluidity of his shot (35% from three and 70% from the free-throw line) and his handle. He has an advanced left hand, will drive both sides, is a threat to score over top of smaller defenders on short mid-range shots, and can iso from various spots on the floor.”
There are still rough edges, though. Finkelstein said, “The keys for him are physicality and feel.
He can get bumped off his spots, throw up some wild shots, and struggle to improvise when his initial move is cut-off. He’s shown flashes of being a capable passer from a standstill, but is less reliable on the move (2.5 assists vs 2.5 turnovers).
Ultimately, the more freedom and space he has to work with, the better he is right now, but he needs to prove he can adapt to playing in an offensive structure when the game slows down.”
That’s where Virginia’s pitch comes into focus. The Cavaliers have thrived in transition under Odom, and Kamissoko’s efficient scoring and physical gifts make him a compelling fit, even if there are parts of his game Virginia would want to refine.
Odom is also in the hunt for J’Lon Lyons and Gene Roebuck, two other highly regarded 2027 prospects. But Kamissoko stands out as the biggest name in that group, especially with Virginia’s roster outlook thinning in the coming years for Sam Lewis, Nolan Adekunle and Jurian Dixon.
If the Cavaliers see Kamissoko as more of a power forward, the opportunity only grows. For 2027 recruits with four- and five-star pedigrees, early minutes in Charlottesville look very much on the table.
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