(Gregory Payan | AP) In this Jan. 19, 2020, file photo, Hillcrest Prep's Makur Maker (20) controls the ball against Sunrise Christian Academy during a high school basketball game at the Hoophall Classic in Springfield, Mass. Highly touted prospect Maker picked Howard University over UCLA, Kentucky and Memphis. The five-star recruit was the highest-ranked player to commit to a Historically Black College or University since ESPN began tracking such things in 2007. Maker is a 6-foot-11 center who worked out for the Utah Jazz on Thursday in Salt Lake City.
Kevin Reynolds, a Dallas native who graduated from SMU, has been covering BYU since 2022.