Tide add top-25 recruit Sherrell to imposing class

High-25 senior Aiden Sherrell dedicated to Alabama on Tuesday, giving Nate Oats and the Crimson Tide their fourth top-25 recruit within the final 4 courses.

Alabama was lengthy thought of the favourite for Sherrell, who additionally had Ohio State, Oklahoma, Texas and Michigan State on his ultimate checklist.

“Their fast-play fashion, capturing lots of 3s and protection match my sport,” Sherrell instructed ESPN. “They evaluated my sport and stated they will run offense by means of me, play pick-and-pop or roll down low.”

Sherrell developed a powerful relationship with Oats and the Crimson Tide workers.

“He has had an awesome influence at Alabama,” he stated of Oats. “Coach Preston Murphy and I get alongside actual nicely. The fellows on the crew are tremendous cool.”

Whereas NIL wasn’t the deciding consider Sherrell’s dedication, his brother stated Alabama’s potential in that space performed a job.

“All of the groups in his ultimate checklist had been robust in NIL,” Austin Sherrell stated. “Alabama has proven development in NIL. The choice was not solely on NIL. [It was] the match and alternative.”

A 6-foot-10 heart from Detroit who attends Prolific Prep (California), Sherrell is ranked No. 21 within the ESPN 100 for the 2024 class. He is the No. 4 heart within the nation.

Sherrell was dominant on the highschool circuit final season with Hillcrest Prep (Arizona), averaging 18.8 factors and 9.3 rebounds within the Extra time Elite league. He adopted that up on the Nike EYBL circuit by placing up 13.0 factors and 5.2 rebounds with Vegas Elite.

He is likely one of the most cellular and expert massive males in highschool basketball. His versatility is his calling card, together with his means to play going through up on offense as a 3-point menace or straight-line driver. Sherrell has quite a lot of submit strikes, together with a leap hook, drop step and reverse pivot. Defensively, his means to hedge ball screens away from the basket and or play in drop protection ought to give Alabama flexibility on the defensive finish.

Sherrell is Alabama’s first dedication within the 2024 class, however the Crimson Tide are concerned with numerous highly-ranked prospects. Atop that checklist is top-10 senior Derrion Reid, who reduce his checklist to Alabama, Florida State and Georgia on Monday and performs at Prolific Prep with Sherrell.

“We’re on the identical crew in apply and we dominate,” Sherrell stated. “I inform him in apply, let’s go to varsity collectively and do the identical factor.”