Xavier Booker Announces Top 10 Schools

Five-star forward Xavier Booker announced his top 10 schools on Saturday, which included Indiana, Oregon, Purdue, Cincinnati, Gonzaga, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Auburn, Michigan State and Michigan. The Cathedral High School product is now considered a top-five player in the class of 2023 after breakout performances this summer.

Xavier Booker is beginning to narrow down his long list of suitors.

On Monday, Booker announced his top 10 list, which included Indiana, Oregon, Purdue, Cincinnati, Gonzaga, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Auburn, Michigan State and Michigan. Booker is considered one of the top players in the class of 2023, rising 87 spots to No. 4 in the 247Sports recruiting rankings. 

The 6-foot-10, 205-pound forward will begin his senior year at Cathedral High School in Indianapolis, Ind. in the fall. As a junior, Booker led Cathedral to the 2022 Indiana Class 4A State Championship, averaging 12.5 points and 6.7 rebounds while shooting 34 percent from 3. 

Booker took an unofficial visit to Indiana on June 15, and he visited Bloomington in the fall of 2021 when he was pictured in the Indiana basketball uniform. 

Playing AAU for George Hill All Indy, Booker has solidified himself as a five-star recruit and one of the nation's top players. The near 7-footer is dominant in the paint and has a number of eye-opening dunks this summer, but his 3-point shooting and perimeter skills separate him from other forwards in his class. 

Booker was named MVP of the 2022 Pangos All-American Camp, a three-day, invite-only camp featuring some of the top high school basketball players in the country. Past MVP winners at this event include Cade Cunningham, Evan Mobley, Jalen Duren, Bradley Beal, James Harden and Russell Westbrook. 

There were MULTIPLE D1 Head Coaches in attendance today at UAA watching 6'10" Xavier Booker 😳 pic.twitter.com/uDlNPjxvnt

— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) April 9, 2022

Mike Woodson and Kenya Hunter watched Booker play at the NY2LA Sports Final Chapter event in Wisconsin this weekend. Booker scored 18 points in his team's win on Sunday, proving why he's among the top high school players in the country.

Booker represents a major opportunity for Woodson to continue his momentum on the recruiting trail that led to a top-10 class of 2022. It's still very early, but Indiana's 2023 recruiting class ranks sixth in the nation with commitments from four-star guards Gabe Cupps and Jakai Newton. 

Adding an elite big man like Booker would surely keep the Hoosiers toward the top of rankings. 

Related stories on Indiana basketball:

• XAVIER BOOKER VISITS INDIANA: Cathedral High School forward Xavier Booker, a consensus five-star recruit, has been one of the fastest risers in the class of 2023. He has recent offers from Duke and Gonzaga, but the 6-foot-11 versatile big man will take an unofficial visit to Indiana on Wednesday. CLICK HERE
• GABE CUPPS TALKS FUTURE AT INDIANA: Gabe Cupps and Reed Sheppard form a lethal backcourt duo for Midwest Basketball Club on the AAU circuit. With Cupps headed to Indiana and Sheppard to Kentucky, the two joined the Field of 68 podcast to discuss each other's games and their college decisions. CLICK HERE
• TJ POWER CONTINUES BREAKOUT SUMMER: Indiana has been heavily involved in the recruitment of 2023 four-star TJ Power, but Mike Woodson and staff will now have to fend off North Carolina, UCLA, Kansas and others for the 6-foot-9 forward from Worcester Academy in Massachusetts. CLICK HERE
• JAMIE KAISER PLANNING INDIANA VISIT: Jamie Kaiser, a four-star recruit in the class of 2023, said Sunday that he has an official visit to Indiana planned. The 6-foot-6 wing said he talks with the Indiana coaching staff every day, and he believes he fits with Mike Woodson's pro-style system. CLICK HERE