When 6-foot-7 wing Rayvon Griffth, then of Taft High School, committed to play for Coach Wes Miller's University of Cincinnati Bearcats in May 2022, he mentioned there might be more to come.
"I've definitely got dudes on the phone," Griffith said.
Griffith left Taft for Arizona's Compass Academy, just as 6-foot-9 post player Tyler McKinley of Walnut Hills left for Branson, Missouri's Link Academy. The two kept in touch and Thursday, June 8, McKinley became UC's highest-rated recruit with local connections since Withrow's Yancy Gates. According to 247Sports.com, McKinely is rated slightly higher than Griffith and still has another year of high school ball.