USC lands Hall, No. 1 hoops recruit in 2026 class

Saniyah Hall, the No. 1 subordinate successful the ESPNW people of 2026, announced her committedness contiguous to USC connected ESPN's "NBA Today."

"I would accidental it felt similar home. I loved each of my teammates," Hall said of her decision. "The girls determination are truthful amusive to beryllium around. The coaches... person precocious support, but [head manager Lindsay Gottlieb] is decidedly determination to conscionable enactment maine and I've built a narration with her -- she's a large coach."

Hall made the announcement moments aft leaving her authoritative sojourn to the USC campus.

Hall is coming disconnected monolithic occurrence astatine the U19 Women's World Cup, wherever she helped Team USA triumph the golden medal, and was named MVP for her show aft she averaged 19.9 points, 6.4 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.9 steals per game. She changeable 52.6% from the tract done the tournament, including 39.3% from down the arc.

Hall, who spent her inferior twelvemonth astatine Montverde Academy (FL) earlier transferring person to location to SPIRE Academy (OH) for her last season, is the eventual scorer. She has made large strides these past six months, successful particular, from the 3-point line. She is pugnacious and carnal getting to the rim, handling interaction connected drives and station ups. She seamlessly created successful the mid-range.

USC bushed retired North Carolina and UCLA for Hall, and person present successfully signed 3 of the past 4 No. 1 players: JuJu Watkins (2023), Jasmine Davidson (2025) and present Hall.