West Virginia has put itself in the mix for one of the top guards in the 2027 class.
Four-star point guard Micah Gordon of Plainfield, New Jersey, trimmed his list to eight schools, and the Mountaineers are still standing. Auburn, Creighton, Providence, Tennessee, UCLA, UConn and VCU are also in the hunt.
Gordon has offers from Arizona State, Georgetown, Maryland, Mississippi State, North Carolina State, Oklahoma State, Rutgers, Seton Hall, South Florida, TCU, Virginia Tech and Villanova, but those programs did not make the cut.
The 5-foot-10, 180-pound guard is scheduled to visit Morgantown from September 22-24. That trip comes just before the football team’s home game against Oklahoma State, so this visit won’t include a game-day atmosphere. Gordon was on campus last year for the Backyard Brawl and, according to the source, that setting was “an amazing atmosphere and one that would be hard to top anyway.”
ESPN lists Gordon as the No. 30 player in the 2027 class and the No. 8 point guard. He also turned in a strong spring on the Nike EYBL circuit, earning 1st-team All-Circuit honors at Session II after averaging 18 points, 4.8 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.5 steals across four games.
His tape shows a guard who plays without hesitation. He likes to attack off the dribble, gets downhill, and uses his strength and handle to work through traffic and finish through contact. The jumper is part of his game, too, with a smooth-looking stroke and roughly 33% shooting from deep.
The idea, as the source notes, is that his three-point number could climb into the mid 30s once he reaches college and has more talent around him. If that happens while he keeps pressuring the rim, he could become one of the most dangerous guards in college basketball.
Ross Hodge is already piecing together a strong young foundation at West Virginia, and Gordon would be a major addition. If he ends up in Morgantown, the Mountaineers could have a very talented backcourt, assuming Miles Sadler stays for two years.
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