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Bearcats Land Elite 2027 Wing Joshua Tyson
19 May
Summary
- Four-star 2027 wing Joshua Tyson visited Cincinnati on Monday.
- Cincinnati offered four-star 2027 guard Payton Jones from Texas.
- Coach Calhoun aims to make Cincinnati the top basketball job in Ohio.

The Cincinnati Bearcats are making significant strides in men's basketball recruiting, targeting highly-rated prospects for the future. Four-star 2027 wing Joshua Tyson from Lakota West, Ohio, recently visited the campus. Ranked nationally and among combo guards, Tyson holds offers from several prominent universities, including Arizona State and Ohio State.
The coaching staff, led by Jerrod Calhoun, is also pursuing four-star 2027 guard Payton Jones from Beaumont United, Texas. Jones has garnered 22 offers from major programs like Auburn and Houston. These recruits represent potential cornerstones for Calhoun's first freshman classes at Cincinnati.
Coach Calhoun emphasized his commitment to building a winning program, noting the team's recent regular-season and conference tournament titles, as well as an NCAA tournament win. He expressed a strong desire for Cincinnati to become a feared program within Ohio, asserting it as the premier basketball job in the state.