The Auburn basketball recruiting prospects you need to know

Auburn basketball is drawing some interest from some highly ranked talent in the 2023 class.

Auburn Basketball Coach Bruce Pearl and his staff are officially done recruiting the class of 2022. They brought in the 14th best class in the nation. 

This recruiting class is highlighted by five-star Yohan Traore, four-star Chance Westry, three-star Tre Donaldson, and transfer Johni Broome. 

The Auburn basketball team is coming off one of their best seasons in program history, so it was essential for Coach Pearl to bring in an excellent recruiting class. Coach Pearl did that, which leads fans to believe that the sky is the limit for the Tigers in 2022. 

Now that the class of 2022 recruiting is done, the coaching staff can turn their minds forward to the class of 2023. 

On the 247 Sports recruiting page, the word "warm" next to a recruit's name shows that Auburn is one of their top schools.

Let's look at the recruits using 247 Sports' "cool/warm" rankings to indicate which players have a serious interest in Auburn.  

Point Guard

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Layden Blocker Four-Star from Wichita, Kansas

Someone needs to add a ⭐️ next to Layden Blocker’s name. He’s been hoopin like a 5 ⭐️ all summer 🦬@Laygogetit2 | @sunrisehoops pic.twitter.com/6RXrNILqaN

— League Ready (@LeagueRDY) June 7, 2022

Aden Holloway Four-Star from La Porte, Indiana

4 ⭐️ Aden Holloway showed why he’s one of the best PGs in the country at the 2022 @PangosAACamp

🗣 @theovisuals9@aden_holloway @trigonis30 @LaLuBasketball pic.twitter.com/HYuXgPbaz5

— BallerTV (@BallerTV) June 9, 2022

Shooting Guard

© Matt Pendleton-USA TODAY Sports

Ja'Kobe Walter Five-Star from Branson, Missouri

🎥 5⭐️ guard Jakobe Walter (2023) at last week's @TheBattleUS in Dallas 🔥

Full game replay streams live at 7:30pm ET: https://t.co/mTSMWyuplD@MHSLionsHoops @MHSLions @JustinWBrantley @McKYellowJacket @SicEm365 @CCMachine @MathurineAgency @aubawn @tide_hoops #SUVtv #ABACE pic.twitter.com/LCpVBfZzcT

— SUVtv (@SUVtv) November 19, 2021

Jelani Hamilton Four-Star from Austell, Georgia

Illinois is the most recent offer for 2023 G Jelani Hamilton. Averaged 14.3 PPG this weekend at EYBL Indianapolis.@JelaniHamilton_ @Stars_EYBL @Sturdy32 @KedPrince4pic.twitter.com/g50Td3LZwh

— Trent Markwith (@TMarkwith14) April 25, 2022

Small Forward

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Justin Edwards Five-Star from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

5-star Justin Edwards was one of the top performers from EYBL Session 1! @Jedwards3_ pic.twitter.com/UAB9hawZXB

— Courtside Films (@CourtsideFilms) April 10, 2022

Power Forward

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Kwame Evans Jr. Five-Star from Montverde, Florida 

Kwame Evans Jr. is the real deal! 6’9 SF out of Baltimore ranked top 3 in the country 👀 @KwameEvansJr @MVABasketball pic.twitter.com/KzqjKUbYJ2

— Courtside Films (@CourtsideFilms_) September 14, 2021

Center

AP Photo/Butch Dill

Gai Chol Three-Star from Decatur, Georgia

Gai Chol stands 7 feet tall from Sudan

Hooping like this, he’s gonna be a problem down the line 💯 @brhoopspic.twitter.com/leBnvRCkoG

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) August 23, 2019

There is a lot of talent on this list which is very exciting if you are an Auburn fan. 

Two of these players are top ten in the class which is just so impressive. This is a real testament to what Coach Pearl has done in his time on the Plains. Years ago, Auburn would have no shot with players like this, but the tides are turning thanks to the talented coaching staff. 

Basketball recruiting will be fun to track as many of these players will head down to Auburn for visits in the near future. 

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