Men’s basketball secures verbal commitment from Whitney Young power forward A.J. Casey

The Miami Hurricanes men’s basketball team secured a verbal commitment from four-star power forward recruit A.J. Casey on Friday, its third player in the 2022 recruiting class.

Casey announced his commitment to the Hurricanes via social media. The 6-foot-8 Chicago native joins forwards Christian Watson from Washington, D.C., and Milwaukee product Danilo Jovanovich, who also committed to Miami Friday.

“First I would like to thank all the programs, college coaches and staff that put time, effort and energy into recruiting me and building relationships,” Casey said in a Twitter post. “I would like to give a special thanks to coach Larranaga and coach Courtney for the opportunity they have given…