Just five days after landing Top-150 recruit Chamberlain Burgess, BYU coach Kevin Young and staff have done it again by getting a pledge from four-star big man Xavion Staton out of Las Vegas, Nevada.
Staton announced his commitment on Monday night on a YouTube live stream on the 247Sports channel.
Here's a snippet of the live stream when Staton made it official.
The moment that 4βοΈ C Xavion Staton committed to BYU. π
β 247Sports (@247Sports) November 5, 2024
The No. 23 prospect in the Top247 chose BYU over UNLV, Michigan, and Stanford.
MORE: https://t.co/MnkqPPKLog pic.twitter.com/1rgww1emfQ
Staton will join the team next season after completing his senior year at Sierra Vista High School.
Cougar fans are certainly hopeful that this isn't the end of the 2025 class with the No. 1 recruit in the country, AJ Dybantsa, still on the table.
Dybantsa's current crystal ball prediction is heavily favoring BYU.
Just moved BYU up from a 6 to a 7! pic.twitter.com/4VlEX6sdAo
β Jeremiah Hale (@jeremiah__hale) October 30, 2024
Either way, you have to marvel at what head coach Kevin Young has done in just six months at BYU.
BYU commitments under Kevin Young before heβs coached his first game:
β Robby McCombs (@rtmccombs) November 5, 2024
Egor Demin β 5βοΈ
Kanon Catchings β 4βοΈ
Xavion Staton β 4βοΈ
Brody Kozlowski β 4βοΈ
Elijah Crawford β 4βοΈ
Chamberlain Burgess β 4βοΈ
Mawot Mag β 4βοΈ
Keba Keita β 4βοΈ
Mihailo Boskovic β FIBA U20 MVP
Staton is 6-foot-10, 210 pounds and one of the best rim protectors/shot blockers in his class.