Recruiting Roundup: Cincinnati Keeps Five-Star Offers Rolling, Three-Star Football Target Sets Commitment Date
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CINCINNATI — Time for another Recruiting Roundup as the summer rolls on. We start with football as three-star 2025 Riverdale Baptist (Maryland) wide receiver Giyahni Kontosis posted he is committing on July 27.
According to 247Sports, Kontosis is the 534th-ranked player nationally and the 84th-best wide receiver.
He reduced his list to Cincinnati, Tennessee, Indiana, Maryland, Pittsburgh, and South Carolina earlier in June. The 6-foot, 191-pound playmaker visited campus last month. Check out his highlights here.
Date Is Set! #WhereIsHome👀 pic.twitter.com/nM7SaEC99F
— Giyahni “Geo” Kontosis ✞ (@GiyahniK) July 2, 2024
Next, we flip to hoops where Cincinnati had five-star 2026 Western Reserve Academy (Ohio) forward Anthony Thompson on campus for a visit.
He holds a Cincinnati offer and is ranked 22nd nationally and eighth among small forwards on 247Sports. 14 other schools have offered the 6-7 talent including Indiana and Illinois.
🐾 #notcommitted@IndianaElite pic.twitter.com/GStKNzzG6s
— Anthony Thompson (@ant_thompson26) June 26, 2024
Top-10 2026 wing Anthony Thompson hit the ground running in Omaha, going for 14 PTS (55% FG & 44% 3PT on 5.3 3PA), 5 REB and 2 stocks per game
— Max Feldman (@MaxFeldman6) April 19, 2024
Highly versatile defender with a quickly evolving offensive skillset. In store for a big few months.
👥 https://t.co/E7xJL7GXMV pic.twitter.com/tryrTNAONE
Next, we have an offer for four-star 2026 forward Toni Bryant out of North Tampa Christian Academy (Florida).
According to 247Sports, Bryant is the 34th-ranked player nationally and the sixth-best power forward.
The 6-9, 180-pound talent holds 12 other offers from schools like Florida State.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 2026 Toni Bryant (6’10 W) of @NTChoops and @nightrydaselite has earned an offer from Cincinnati. 🔴⚫️ pic.twitter.com/t7i4wpqs2l
— Derek Murray (@Derek__Murray) June 28, 2024
Highlights of 2026 F Toni Bryant from North Tampa Christian’s time at the GBCA Southeast Regional this past weekend via @IssaBucketPro.@the_Tonibryant @NTChoops @nightrydaselite https://t.co/oxqmBermKE https://t.co/TTv1oyBP7c
— Trent Markwith (@TMarkwith14) July 2, 2024
We roll to an offer for five-star 2026 guard Trey McKenney out of St. Mary's (Michigan).
According to 247Sports, McKenney is the 16th-best player nationally and the third-best shooting guard.
The 6-4, 225-pound guard holds 35 other offers from schools like Rutgers and Alabama.
Trey McKenney is my most wanted guy in the 2025 class. In-state kid, won the state championship with Orchard Lake St Mary’s last year and will be back next year. It’s not often 5 stars come out of Michigan, gotta keep him home.pic.twitter.com/VGFBJIPupV
— Dylan Terpstra (@dterp_13) May 11, 2024
The hoops offers continue with four-star 2026 forward Colben Landrew out of Thompson (Alabama).
According to 247Sports, Landrew is the 91st-ranked player nationally and the 30th-best small forward.
The 6-5 talent holds 13 other offers from schools like Alabama and Cal.
Cincinnati has offered 2026 W Colben Landrew after watching him today at the GBCA Southeast Regional.
— Trent Markwith (@TMarkwith14) June 30, 2024
Averaging 17.3 PPG through 3 games for Wheeler.@colben_landrew @lthompson4lt @_CoachShep_ @Mr_McCray pic.twitter.com/LRmlEcycGi
Just running my own race ⭐️ pic.twitter.com/GkFrVnNMkc
— Colben Landrew (@colben_landrew) January 20, 2024
We close the hoops offers with an unranked offer to 2027 St. Raymond For Boys (New York) guard Anderson Diaz
This is the 6-foot guard's first power conference offer.
Blessed to receive an offer from the University of Cincinnati! pic.twitter.com/Kb9SQrie7p
— Anderson Diaz (@top1shifty) July 1, 2024
— Anderson Diaz (@top1shifty) March 30, 2023
Rounding out the offers on the football side is unranked 2026 linebacker Jaxon Newton out of Walter Wellborn High School (Alabama).
He is not ranked on a major service.
I’m blessed to receive my first offer from @GoBEARCATS @TysonVeidt @GrindLab @DexPreps @TDARecruiting @JohnGarcia_Jr @ChadSimmons_ @SWiltfong_ @AverageJoesSpo1 @DownSouthFb1 pic.twitter.com/ZkGqBqm0F6
— Jaxon Newton (@JaxonNewto83775) June 30, 2024
Checkout my highlights. @DexPreps @Jdsmith31Smith @YellowhammerFB @TDARecruiting @ITATJason @JohnGarcia_Jr @SWiltfong_ @ChadSimmons_ @AverageJoesSpo1 pic.twitter.com/aOP0i81foC
— Jaxon Newton (@JaxonNewto83775) May 20, 2024
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