🏀 🏀 Bama Basketball Recruiting - '26 Class (Update- Alabama adds 6'6" wing Jaxon Richardson)

[Bammerboy321]

Caleb Holt. Same town we both live in. Just heard some interesting thing. It's nothing bad.

Would be huge man. Hopefully we can throw a big NIL offer at him.

 

[Bammerboy321]

 

[Bammerboy321]

@Justneedme81 Holt is in T-Town

 

[Justneedme81]

Yup. Let's see what happens....

 

[Bammerboy321]

 

[Justneedme81]

How many are we taking in this class? I'm thinking 4-5 ?

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

New commitment...

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Also, Chris Washington decommitted back in November, so this puts the class back at 2 players for now...

 

[TerryP]

Physically, he is naturally strong with long arms (6-foot-11 wingspan). He's made solid strides athletically, but is not a naturally dynamic mover. He shows flashes of being a high-volume wing rebounder and active defender, but too often his intensity and attention to detail on that end of the floor comes in correlation to his offensive output.

 

[UAgrad93]

New commitment...

Looks like he might could benefit from dropping a few pounds or simply reshape his body. He doesn’t catch me as a quick leaper or explosive leaper. Kind of Rod Grizzard vibes with that lefty stroke.

 

[Bammerboy321]

Nice stroke, good body control and high motor. Kind of reminds me of Primo.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

 

[EasyTider]

We need some guys that are 6’9 or bigger that weigh more than 165lbs. It would also be helpful if they can jump high enough to get their toes off the floor.

 

[TerryP]

O

Oats is hitting high school talent to combat NIL and Rev share. It's one of two ways we are going to see athletic programs approach to "these days."

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Bama adds another (3rd overall) to 2026 class...

 

[Bammerboy321]

BOOM!

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

 

[Bammerboy321]

I remember his dad popping off last season to MSU fans being critical of his son. We'll probably deal with this too.

Happy to have his son regardless. Going to be a great player here.

 

[TerryP]

Comments like this don't excite me.

“(Jaxon is) arguably the best athlete in high school basketball,” Finkelstein said.

And it would be the influence of hearing things like that with other sports. IE: "An athlete playing QB."

 

[Rolltide24]

If I remember correctly, his dad was a good player, but a freak athlete. He could jump like a kangaroo. His athleticism was his power. Maybe the son is similar.