No. 1 recruit in women's basketball signs with USC
"Saniyah Hall, the No. 1 recruit in the 2026 class, has committed to the USC Trojans. The 6-2 combo guard from Lorain (OH) previously took official visits to both North Carolina and UCLA. Hall played for the USA U19 team this year and averaged 19.9 points, 6.4 rebounds, two assists, 2.9 steals and 1.1 blocks per game. Hall made her announcement on NBA Today this Friday. She started her high school career at Laurel (OH) before transferring to Montverde last season. Hall averaged 20.3 points, 6.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 2.8 steals and 1.4 blocks a game last season, leading Montverde to a 26-2 record. She recently announced that she'll be returning to Ohio to finish her high school career at SPIRE Academy.
"USC has now landed three No. 1 recruits in the country in the last four years. The Trojans landed JuJu Watkins in 2023, Jazzy Davidson in 2025 and now Hall."
USC is already one of the more well known programs for college football, but with its recruiting track record the last couple years, the Trojans could become a women's basketball powerhouse school. Next year the Trojans will have an insane three No. 1 recruited players on the court at the same time.
Head coach Lindsay Gottlieb will have extremely high expectations following her and the Trojans this season if they get back Juju Watkins. That point aside, USC just might be the very, very early favorite for the 2027 national championship.
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