Miami lands No. 51 Swartz, 1st commit for 2024

Miami males’s basketball landed its first dedication within the 2024 class on Tuesday, with ESPN 100 guard Austin Swartz selecting the Hurricanes.

Swartz dedicated to Miami over Clemson, whereas Florida State, Georgia, Indiana, Notre Dame, UConn and Virginia Tech had been additionally in his remaining checklist of eight.

“I consider Miami and coach [Jim] Larranaga can assist attain my objective of creating the NBA,” Swartz advised ESPN. “They’ve had success with guards who can shoot and rating, just lately with Isaiah Wong, who has the identical sort of measurement and body as me. That they had Shane Larkin, who may actually shoot it deep.

“They play a five-out offense and permit their guards to make choices and play in area. In addition they play a whole lot of pick-and-roll. All of it suits what I’m searching for.”

Swartz’s relationship with Larranaga was key in his final resolution.

“They laid out a plan for me and I really feel Coach L is a participant’s coach,” he stated. “He’s enjoyable to be round and provides off good vibes. Talking with the gamers, they stated he’s in your nook, each within the good and dangerous instances. He helps his gamers via their powerful instances. He tries to construct confidence in his gamers. That is vital to me.”

A 6-foot-4 capturing guard from Cannon College (North Carolina), Swartz is ranked No. 51 total within the ESPN 100 for the 2024 class. He slots in because the No. 9 capturing guard and was just lately included among the many prime 10 shooters within the nation.

On the Nike EYBL circuit this spring and summer time, Swartz averaged 18.9 factors over 22 video games, together with seven video games of 25 factors or extra.

He demonstrates the flexibility to make deep 3s from a wide range of actions, together with stationary photographs, off-ball actions and discovering open pockets of area with the ball in his fingers. Swartz is harmful in ball screens as a result of he can step behind the display and knock it down or discover the open man. His help to turnover ratio wants work, however he has superb imaginative and prescient and accuracy when making the precise resolution. His specialty is working to the arc in transition and he is able to creating area within the half-court to get his shot off.

“Austin is an unbelievable shot-maker from all ranges in any respect angles,” Cannon College coach Che Roth stated. “He additionally creates for his teammates along with his high-level passing. He is a incredible chief whereas staying grounded and dealing to enhance each day.”

Swartz is Miami’s first ESPN 100 dedication for the reason that 2022 class — and the primary for the reason that Hurricanes’ Closing 4 run final season. Larranaga and his employees are nonetheless closely concerned for five-star guard Jalil Bethea, though Kansas has many of the momentum in that recruitment, whereas ESPN 100 prospects Khani Rooths are additionally among the many program’s targets.