Washington is getting a crack at one of the top names in the 2027 class.
Five-star power forward Ahmed Nur is scheduled to take an official visit to Montlake from Sept. 6-8, giving the Huskies a chance to make their pitch to the 6-foot-10 frontcourt prospect. Nur’s trip to Seattle will come after stops at Ole Miss from Aug. 22-24 and Syracuse from Aug. 28-30.
For now, Nur appears to be keeping the field wide open. 247Sports lists Ole Miss as the only program he is “warm” on, while On3 Sports gives Purdue the best odds to land him at 25.5%. Ole Miss follows at 22.4%, Syracuse sits at 19.2% and Washington is fourth at 16%.
The visit is an important one for a Huskies program trying to make a stronger showing with the 2027 cycle than it did in 2026. Washington landed only one commitment from that class, three-star small forward Lattimore Ford.
That said, Danny Sprinkle’s staff has had plenty of success on the recruiting trail since he arrived ahead of the 2024-25 season. Before his first year, Washington landed Tacoma native Zoom Diallo, though he transferred to the Kentucky Wildcats after this season. Ahead of last season, the Huskies also brought in four-stars JJ Mandaquit, Courtland Muldrew and Jasir Rencher, all top-104 players.
Mandaquit transferred to the Arizona Wildcats this offseason, and Muldrew moved on to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Rencher is set to return this season after dealing with a season-ending heart condition that required a procedure.
Washington has also leaned heavily into international recruiting to help fill out the roster. Three of the Huskies’ 14 committed players are international, and the staff could still add Slovenian guard Urban Kroflic this offseason.
The program has built a steady multi-national pipeline under Sprinkle, but landing more of its targets in the 2027 class would ease some of that pressure going forward.
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