In-state Iowa basketball 2026 recruit decommits from Hawkeyes
In-state Iowa basketball 2026 recruit decommits from Hawkeyes
After reaffirming his commitment to Iowa in April, class of 2026 guard Navon Shabazz has now decommitted from the Hawkeyes.
Hawkeye Insider's Sean Bock broke the news that Shabazz had decommitted from Iowa and that former Hawkeye head coach and current Penn men's basketball coach Fran McCaffery had offered.
Shabazz is ranked as a three-star combo guard by 247Sports. 247Sports rates Shabazz as the nation's No. 21 combo guard and as the No. 4 player from Iowa.
A member of Iowa United Prep, Shabazz picked up his initial offer from Iowa in February of 2024 before committing on Sept. 16, 2024.
With a new head coach in Ben McCollum in place in Iowa City, it's not surprising that either the staff or player might have a different vision about the future as compared to the fit with the previous staff.
Shabazz also picked up offers from Iowa State, Wake Forest, Siena and Southern Miss before initially committing to the Hawkeyes. The 2026 guard's decommitment leaves Iowa without a high school pledge in the cycle for the time being.
Iowa flipped a pair of high school recruits in the 2025 class in former UNI signee Trevin Jirak and former Drake signee Tate Sage.
Jirak is a 6-foot-10 center from Valley High School in West Des Moines, who averaged 16.2 points, 9.4 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.1 blocks per contest while shooting 59.2% from the field, 38.6% from 3-point range, and 71.2% from the free-throw line. According to On3, Jirak is a three-star addition to the program, the nation's No. 27 power forward and the top player from Iowa in the 2025 class.
Meanwhile, Sage is a 6-foot-7 guard from Weatherford, Oklahoma, that averaged 11.0 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game during his junior season.
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