In two weeks, new Cincinnati Bearcats men’s basketball coach Jerrod Calhoun has made inroads in local recruiting by now offering three top prospects.
The latest is Isaiah Mack-Russell, who just played as a junior for Winton Woods and coach Mike Pilgrim. The Warriors were 22-3 (16-0 Eastern Cincinnati Conference). Mack-Russell topped the league in scoring at 23.7 points per game and was named the ECC offensive player of the year.
Pilgrim is a former UC basketball player. UC offered Mack-Russell after a visit Tuesday, May 19.
Other numbers from Mack-Russell included averaging 7.5 rebounds per game, while shooting 57.7% from the field, 35.5% from the 3-point line and 76% from the free throw line.
Isaiah Mack-Russell of Winton Woods = double-figure danger
Mack-Russell scored in double figures in every game he played for Winton Woods. That included recording six double-doubles on the year. The 6-foot-4, 180-pound shooting guard had 43 points and 11 rebounds against Withrow in March, while his best rebounding game was 12 with 22 points in a February win over Milford.
From the 3-point stripe, his best game was the 43-point Withrow game when he made 10-of-15. In January, he made 8-of-12 for 31 points against Little Miami.
UC Bearcats coach Jerrod Calhoun offers 3 local high school stars
Mack-Russell plays on the Indiana Elite 3SSB team, which sometimes faces the Phenom United team featuring Josh Tyson of Lakota West. Tyson picked up a UC offer on Monday, May 18. They are both from the Class of 2027.
From the Class of 2028, the Bearcats offered Kam Mercer of Princeton on May 5. Mercer would be UC’s highest-rated recruit since such numbers began being kept should he commit to Calhoun.
Isaiah Mack-Russell college basketball offers
In addition to the Bearcats, Mack-Russell’s offers include Arizona State, Nebraska, Ohio State, Virginia and Washington. 247Sports rates him as a three-star prospect.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Isaiah Mack-Russell of Winton Woods latest local offered by UC basketball
Reporting by Scott Springer, Cincinnati Enquirer / Cincinnati Enquirer
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