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Top-rated Ohio junior Rayvon Griffith of Taft chooses hometown Cincinnati Bearcats

Ohio's top basketball recruit for the Class of 2023, Taft High School junior Rayvon Griffith will be a Bearcat.

The 6-foot-7 inch wing made the announcement Sunday evening at Taft and live on CBS Sports HQ. As soon as he made his co

Griffith is listed as the top junior recruit in Ohio and the No. 10 player at his position nationwide by 247Sports.com.

Griffith becomes the highest-rated Greater Cincinnati recruit for the Bearcats since Yancy Gates came out of Withrow in 2008. He's the first four-star UC recruit since Zach Harvey was signed by former Bearcat coach John Brannen and his current ranking is slightly ahead of where Wilmington's Jarron Cumberland was in 2016.