Washington’s push in the Class of 2027 keeps picking up names, and five-star power forward Ahmed Nur is now right in the middle of it.
Nur, a 6-foot-8, 190-pound prospect, has the Huskies among the top programs he’s weighing as his recruitment moves along. According to comments Nur made in a story by Dushawn London of 247Sports, Washington is firmly in the mix along with Ole Miss, Syracuse and Purdue, among others.
He’s set to take an official visit to Washington on Sept. 6.
The recruiting numbers back up how highly Nur is viewed. Rivals’ Industry Rankings list him as the No. 22 overall player in the class, the third-best power forward and the sixth-best player in his state. On the prediction side, Purdue is currently given the best shot at landing him at 25.5%, followed by Ole Miss at 22.4%, Syracuse at 19.2% and Washington at 16%.
That still leaves the Huskies with room to make a move, and Nur is another sign that Washington is aiming high in this cycle. The Huskies are already in the hunt for several of the top players in the 2027 class, including top-15 prospect Malachi Jordan and top-50 player J’Lon Lyons, both of whom have Washington on their final-eight lists.
Washington has also stayed involved with five-star combo guard Jalen Davis, the Bremerton, Wash., native.
The broader picture is clear: Danny Sprinkle and his staff are leaning hard into future high school recruiting. In the Class of 2026, Washington landed just one commitment, three-star small forward Lattimore Ford, and Sprinkle filled the rest of the 15-man roster with transfer portal additions and international recruits.
That was a noticeable shift from his first two seasons, when the Huskies not only worked the portal but also added high school commitments such as Zoom Diallo, JJ Mandaquit and Courtland Muldrew, among others.
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