Washington’s push to stockpile talent in the Classes of 2027 and 2028 picked up another major name this week, with one of the nation’s top young guards set to visit campus next month.
Jordan Mize, a five-star shooting guard from Sierra Canyon in Chatsworth, Calif., will be in Seattle on Sept. 18 for an official visit, according to a report on "X" from Dushawn London of 247Sports. Washington has been circling a number of elite prospects in the next two classes, and Mize now joins a list that already includes four-star power forward Deng Ngor and five-star forwards Ahmed Nur and Malachi Jordan.
The 6-foot-5, 190-pound Mize has built a national offer sheet. Tennessee, Alabama, Gonzaga, Arizona State, TCU and Creighton are among the programs that have already extended opportunities, and Washington is facing competition from several Big Ten foes as well, with Oregon, UCLA and USC all in the mix.
The rankings back up the buzz. Mize is listed as the 22nd-best player in the country, the third-best shooting guard and the third-best player in California in the 247Sports composite. Rivals Industry has him even higher, slotting him 20th overall, fifth among shooting guards and fourth in California.
Even with more than a year to go before he graduates, On3’s prediction model already sees Washington as the team to beat. The Huskies sit at 83.4% to land Mize, with Arizona State next at 4.6% and Oregon third at 3.9%.
For Danny Sprinkle and his staff, Mize would be another headline add in a recruiting push that has been busy but uneven. Washington landed just one player in the Class of 2026, three-star small forward Lattimore Ford, and has leaned hard into the next wave of prospects.
That effort has produced interest from a wide range of high-end targets, though the Huskies’ recent roster-building has looked different. They’ve had success under Sprinkle with players such as Zoom Diallo, Hannes Steinbach, JJ Mandaquit and Courtland Muldrew, but those players since departed. This year, Washington did not match that high school recruiting haul and instead leaned heavily on its international pipeline.
Of the nine roster spots needed to complete this season’s group, three came from overseas: Wini Braga from Brazil, Boris Tisma from Croatia and Tristan Devers from Australia. Returning player Nikola Dzepina and transfer Harun Zrno were also originally recruited after playing overseas.
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