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PROVO — The Kevin Young era is off and running with BYU basketball, and that includes the recruiting trail.
As the Cougars open the 2024-25 season on the basketball court, Young and his staff of assistant coaches are also hitting the recruiting trail, both locally and nationally.
Here's a look at BYU's upcoming class, which ratings based on 247Sports Hoops' rankings.
Chamberlain Burgess, PF, Orem HS (Orem, Utah)
- Committed: Oct. 30, 2024
- 247Sports: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ (Composite: 0.9336)
- ESPN: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ (Rating: 81)
- On3: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ (Rating: 89)
- In short: The 6-foot-9 power forward who will finish out his high school career at Orem High selected the Cougars over offers from Illinois, Weber State and Utah Valley, among others. Burgess is the nephew of BYU assistant coach Chris Burgess whose parents Josh and Ashleigh both played basketball at BYU.
- Signed: Nov. 13, 2024
- Quotable: "We're super expected to add Chamberlain and his family to BYU. He has BYU in his blood, and it's great to have him and his family officially join our program. We love his versatility offensively and defensively with his wide-ranging skill set. His length and athleticism will be a welcomed addition as well. He has so much upside and will only continue to get better," — BYU head coach Kevin Young.
Xavion Staton, C, Sierra Vista HS (Las Vegas, NV)
- 247Sports: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ (Composite: 9874)
- ESPN: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ (Rating: 86)
- On3: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ (Rating: 96)
- In short: Considered one of the top rim protectors in high school basketball, the 6-foot-10, 210-pound center from Las Vegas committed to BYU on Monday, Nov. 4 over a top four that included Stanford, Michigan and UNLV. A top-30 prospect by 247Sports, Staton also had offers from Iowa, Kansas, Kansas State and LSU, among others, becoming the highest-rated high signee in BYU basketball history.
- Signed: Nov. 13, 2024
- Quotable: "We are thrilled to welcome Xavion and his entire family to BYU. They are a great fit into our program and can't wait to see them all at our games next year. Xavion is a great young man with an incredibly bright future. We love his defensive-minded approach and are excited about him anchoring our defense. Offensively he fits in perfectly to our style of play and gives us an elite athlete with great size," — BYU head coach Kevin Young.
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