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Big East offer tracker update (June 29): New commits, offers, cuts, and more!

Villanova, Butler and Xavier have picked up new commitments. Creighton also added a walk-on, and there’s plenty of new offers and cuts on the table.

By Eugene Rapay
NCAA Basketball: Butler at Xavier Frank Victores-USA TODAY Sports

There was some good news over the last two weeks for a handful of Big East teams, with the Villanova Wildcats, Butler Bulldogs, and Xavier Musketeers each picking up a verbal commitment. The Creighton Bluejays also added a walk-on for the recruiting class of 2020.

Here are all the new updates...

Commitments:

  • 2020 guard Devin Davis (Chicago, Ill./Westinghouse College Prep) commits to Creighton as a walk-on.
  • Four-star 2021 forward Cesare Edwards (Hartsville, S.C./Hartsville) commits to Xavier, also had an offer from Providence.
  • Three-star 2021 forward Dionte ‘D.J.’ Hughes (Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence North) commits to Butler.
  • Four-star 2021 forward Trey Patterson (Somerset, N.J./Rutgers Prep) commits to Villanova.

Transfer:

  • St. John’s forward L.J. Figueroa will transfer to Oregon and will likely receive a waiver to play immediately. He has one year of eligibility remaining.

New offers:

  • Four-star 2022 guard Kyle Cuffe Jr. (Bronx, N.Y./Blair Academy) received an offer from Georgetown.
  • 2022 guard Devin Dinkins (Washington, D.C./Gonzaga College HS) received an offer from DePaul.
  • 2021 forward David Dixon (Memphis, Tenn./TMG Prep) received an offer from Seton Hall.
  • 2022 guard Jayden Epps (Norfolk, Va./King’s Fork) received offers from Georgetown and Xavier.
  • 2022 forward Kyle Filipowski (Westtown, N.Y./Wilbraham & Monson) received an offer from Creighton.
  • Three-star 2021 forward Legend Geeter (Detroit, Mich./River Rouge) received an offer from Providence.
  • 2022 guard Javaughn Hannah (Mount Clemens, Mich./Mount Clemens) picked up offers from Seton Hall and Butler.
  • 2022 guard D.J. Jefferson (Richardson, Texas/Lloyd V. Berkner) received an offer from DePaul.
  • 2022 forward Alex Karaban (Northborough, Mass./New Hampton) picked up offers from Creighton and Xavier.
  • 2021 guard John Lovelace Jr. (Wauwatosa, Wisc./Wauwatosa East) received an offer from DePaul.
  • Four-star 2022 guard Judah Mintz (Washington, D.C./Gonzaga College HS) received an offer from DePaul.
  • 2021 guard Zhuric Phelps (Midland, Texas/Duncanville) received an offer from DePaul.
  • 2022 guard Jaden Schutt (Yorkville, Ill./Yorkville Christian) received an offer from Marquette.
  • Four-star 2022 forward Aidan Shaw (Overland Park, Kan./Blue Valley) received an offer from Creighton.
  • 2022 forward Perry Smith Jr. (Greenville, S.C./Legacy Early College) received an offer from Marquette.
  • 2022 forward Jared Turner (Silver Spring, Md./Gonzaga College HS) received an offer from DePaul.
  • 2021 guard James White (Atlanta, Ga./Heritage) received an offer from Xavier.

Final cuts:

  • Five-star 2021 guard Jerdarrian ‘J.D.’ Davison (Letohatchee, Ala./Calhoun School) cut Xavier from his Final 10 list.
  • Five-star 2021 center Chet Holmgren (Minneapolis, Minn./Minnehaha Academy) included Georgetown in his Final 7 list, but cut Marquette.

Non-Big East commitments:

  • Four-star 2021 guard Isaiah Barnes (Romeoville, Ill./Oak Park & River Forest) committed to Michigan. Had offers from Creighton and DePaul.
  • Butler target, three-star 2021 forward Brooks Barnhizer (Lafayette, Ind./Jefferson) committed to Northwestern.
  • DePaul target, three-star 2020 center Brandon Lieb (Deerfield, Ill./Deerfield) committed to Illinois.
  • Georgetown and Xavier target, four-star 2021 guard Casey Simmons (Milton, Mass./Milton Academy) chose Northwestern.
  • Three-star 2021 center Gabe Wiznitzer (Walhalla, S.C./Christ School) committed to Louisville, also had offers from DePaul, St. John’s, Providence, and Xavier.
  • Three-star 2021 guard Jacobi Wright (Greenville, S.C./Legacy Charter) committed to South Carolina.

Other updates:

  • Georgetown 2020 commit Tyler Beard is pushing his enrollment back for one season. He will stay true to his commitment, but will reclassify to 2021 in order to do a post-grad prep season at Hargrave Military Academy (Va.).

Other notes:

  1. If you notice an error, have news of a new offer, please feel free to tip me off—or Big East Coast Bias—on Twitter: @becb_sbn and @erapay5. I’ll update accordingly.
  2. Shoutout to Anonymous Eagle, Casual Hoya, Banners on the Parkway, Rumble in the Garden, The UConn Blog, and VU Hoops. We unfortunately don’t have articles on all recruits, but we got some help in filling some blanks from our fellow Big East SB Nation sites. Some recruits have clickable names, which will take you to a relevant article regarding that player.
  3. I recommend viewing the spreadsheet externally, since you’ll be able to use things like filters (Google Sheets has that option on the top-left, next to the print button.) and Ctrl+F (Apple+F if you’re on Mac) to help make searching for recruits easier. You’ll also have a bigger screen/window to look at the spreadsheet: Big East Offer Tracker, last updated June 29, 2020. Alternatively, you may view below.

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