How five-star prospects Jason Crowe, JaShawn Andrews fit at Mizzou, Arkansas

There are 18 five-stars atop the ESPN 100 subordinate rankings for the men's assemblage hoops people of 2026. Entering the July unrecorded period, conscionable 1 subordinate (JaShawn "JJ" Andrews) had committed, but present there's 1 much joining the mix: ESPN 100 No. 4 Jason Crowe announced Friday helium was committing to Missouri, giving the Tigers their highest ranked enlistee since Michael Porter Jr. successful 2017.

ESPN's Jeff Borzello volition beryllium tracking each five-star committedness announcement arsenic it happens this season, and interruption down however it happened, the acceptable and more.

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Jason Crowe, PG

2026 ESPN 100 ranking: 4
Committed to: Missouri Tigers

Background: Crowe didn't hold until the extremity of the July unrecorded play to marque his commitment, mounting a day for mid-July successful advance. He besides ne'er announced an authoritative schoolhouse list. For overmuch of his recruitment, though, Kentucky and USC were considered the superior contenders: Crowe's begetter played with Kentucky adjunct Jason Hart and the 2 stay friends, portion the Trojans made him a precedence passim the process. But implicit the last fewer weeks, Missouri emerged arsenic the favourite and was capable to onshore the top-five scorer.

How helium fits: Crowe is 1 of the elite scorers successful precocious schoolhouse basketball, averaging amended than 23 points per crippled connected the Nike EYBL circuit. He's explosive with the shot successful his hands, and is an adept playmaker who tin get others involved. At Missouri, Crowe volition apt go the team's champion violative subordinate early, though constituent defender Anthony Robinson and UCLA transportation Sebastian Mack could instrumentality to Columbia successful 2026-27 and instrumentality the unit disconnected Crowe. It's besides worthy noting that Dennis Gates and Co. person made immoderate existent headway with chap five-star Toni Bryant (No. 13).

What's adjacent for Kentucky and USC? Crowe would person been the perfect commencement of the 2026-27 roster for either Kentucky oregon USC, but some programs person talented prospects remaining astatine the apical of their boards. The Wildcats are successful pursuit of No. 1 imaginable Tyran Stokes, No. 5 Caleb Holt, five-star constituent guards Taylen Kinney (No. 17) and Deron Rippey Jr. (No. 18), among others. USC is eyeing Christian Collins (No. 2), Brandon McCoy (No. 6) and Tajh Ariza (No. 20) astatine the top.

JaShawn "JJ" Andrews, SF

2026 ESPN 100 ranking: 12
Committed to: Arkansas Razorbacks

Background: While highly-ranked prospects from the authorities of Arkansas person typically stayed location for assemblage -- ironically, Malik Monk choosing John Calipari's Kentucky implicit Arkansas was 1 of the high-profile exceptions -- the Razorbacks had to bash immoderate enactment to onshore Andrews. He had LSU and Missouri among his last three, with Dennis Gates' Tigers appearing to beryllium successful a beardown presumption down the stretch. But Calipari has proved helium inactive has foodstuff with five-stars.

JJ Andrews is simply a BEAST 🔥 24 points and 10 boards for the Arkansas perpetrate arsenic Brad Beal Elite beats Oakland Soldiers 94-78 @NikeEYB pic.twitter.com/HF6yxctCer

How helium fits: The No. 1 subordinate successful the authorities of Arkansas, Andrews has been connected the radar of apical programs for aggregate years. He has tremendous carnal tools and is assertive going to the handbasket connected the violative end. While he's not a prolific perimeter shooter, helium did sprout 40% from 3-point scope during the EYBL regular play with conscionable astir 1 marque per game. It's ever unclear who volition instrumentality to a Calipari-coached roster, but Andrews should person an aboriginal relation erstwhile helium arrives successful autumn 2026. Unsurprisingly, the Razorbacks are successful pursuit of a slew of different five-stars successful 2026.