Lyndhurst (Ohio) Brush 2020 center John Hugley recaps week with over half-dozen top schools offering, plus where things stand with Ohio State https://t.co/CZp83cVHmj pic.twitter.com/gFwcwbN9TB— Bucknuts (@Bucknuts247) May 6, 2019
Four-star power forward John Hugley, playing for Indy Heat. pic.twitter.com/HsudalDRKh— Colin Hass-Hill (@chasshill) May 11, 2019
John Hugley Still "Wide Open" While Ohio State chases Dain Dainja, Zach Loveday, Dawson Garcia and Mark Williams, all post players who have an offer from the Buckeyes, John Hugley hovers over the conversation. Hugley, a four-star big man from Brush High School, is the fourth-best in-state prospect and plays a position of need, yet has not received a scholarship offer from Ohio State. "If I get the offer, it would be fine, but if I don't, just keep working," Hugley said. Hugley, at 6-foot-8, 260 pounds, is the No. 152 prospect and the 26th-ranked power forward in 2020. After Session I of Nike EYBL in Atlanta two weeks ago, his recruitment blew up. He didn't receive an Ohio State offer, but Cincinnati, Florida State, Iowa, Florida, Buffalo, Kansas State, Missouri and Georgia Tech all offered him scholarships in a six-day span. Pittsburgh, Missouri, Nebraska and Xavier had already offered, and they only intensified their pursuit of Hugley. "It was crazy," Hugley said. "I mean, I was expecting them, but I wasn't. I knew if I kept playing hard that some offers were coming in." At some point, likely this summer, Ohio State will have to decide whether or not to offer Hugley. And unlike recent commit Kalen Etzler, he's not an absolute lock to choose the in-state power school even if offered a scholarship. Hugley didn't grow up a fan of the Buckeyes, though his high school coach Chet Mason has a tight relationship with assistant coach Ryan Pedon, whom he played under at Miami (Ohio). He mentioned Ohio State being the "hometown" school as a reason for his interest in the program, and he called Holtmann a "real good coach." "He just keeps it real," Hugley said.
John Hugley is among the top 2020 prospects from Ohio, and his recruiting profile continues to rise. I talked with his coach, @ChetMason32, about what makes Hugley special and where the #Buckeyes fit into everything. New story posted: https://t.co/ZiN1GGztm1— Adam Jardy (@AdamJardy) May 17, 2019
Blessed and highly favored. First I would like to thank god, my family and all my coaches who have helped me along the way. Thanks to all of the schools who have recruited me💯 With that being said here is my top 12..💯🙏🏾 ONLY THE BEGINNING ‼️ pic.twitter.com/rG1LxawKVi— John Hugley IV (@thejohnhugley) July 23, 2019
Arkansas’ Eric Musselman & a Missouri assistant are in today for Rivals150 big man John Hugley @NikkiChavanelle https://t.co/B1a0bZ32qY— Corey Evans (@coreyevans_10) September 19, 2019
Four-star center John Hugley just committed to Pitt, he tells @Rivals https://t.co/E8ucDe30a1 pic.twitter.com/bQmNqIpgNP— Corey Evans (@coreyevans_10) October 18, 2019
NEWS: Pitt transfer John Hugley has committed to Oklahoma, he tells @On3sports. Story w/ quotes: https://t.co/XN0GECI02S pic.twitter.com/7DfSv7sZ3F— Joe Tipton (@TiptonEdits) April 20, 2023
NEWS: Oklahoma transfer big man John Hugley has committed to Xavier, he tells @On3sports.The 6-10 Cleveland native averaged 8.4 points in only 17 minutes per game this season. Began his career at Pitt. https://t.co/WVimQ6w8Ej pic.twitter.com/0Co6SyQBIO— Joe Tipton (@TiptonEdits) April 16, 2024