Arkansas State men’s basketball head coach Bryan Hodgson announced the signing of three high-profile high school players for the 2025-26 roster on Wednesday.

Forward Onyx Nnani, along with guards Adriel Nyorha and Chris Davis Jr., signed with the program on the first day of the signing period.

Nnani – a four-star forward and one of the best players in the state of Pennsylvania – is rated a four-star by ESPN and 247Sports and ranked No. 173 by national recruiting services. Nnani is considered one of the best players in the state of Pennsylvania. 30th player at his position and No. 5 overall in Pennsylvania. He is ranked fourth in the state by 247Sports and ninth by On3.

“We are beyond excited and fortunate to have a player of Onyx’s caliber joining our program,” Hodgson said. “Onyx was recruited at the highest level of college basketball and brings a skill set and versatility, combined with great size and length to make an immediate impact on our program. Onyx and his family are some of the best people I have ever been around and will immediately contribute to the culture of this university and community.

Nnani is entering his senior season at the Phelps School in Malvern, Pa., and was a second-team all-state performer a season ago after averaging 14 points and eight rebounds. His long list of offers included several Power-4 programs, including Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Penn State, Washington and others.

Nyorha is a three-star guard ranked No. 132 nationally by On3 and is entering his senior season at Winston-Salem Christian School in North Carolina.

“We are delighted to add Adriel Nyorha to the Red Wolves family,” Hodgson said. “Adriel is an elite combo-guard with the size and skills of a top player. We were thrilled that he chose Arkansas State over several power conference programs because we fell in love with his game last spring and summer during the evaluation periods. Adriel is the type of guard that can come here and make an immediate impact as a rookie on and off the court.

The 6-5 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada native is ranked the seventh-best player in North Carolina by On3 and the No. 19 combo guard in the country by 247Sports. Both media outlets rank him among the top 175 recruits in the country.

He played for Canada Top Flight Academy in Ottawa under coach Faqrudin “Turtle” Ali and chose the Red Wolves over offers from Arizona State, DePaul, George Mason, Mississippi State, Saint Louis and others.

Davis Jr. is a senior guard who led the entire state of Wisconsin – and ranked second nationally – in junior scoring last season, averaging 40.8 points per game at Sun Prairie West to win the 2024 State Journal/WiscNews Player of the Year. as well as conference player of the year honors.

“We are excited to add Chris Davis Jr. to the pack,” Hodgson said. “Chris is one of the most elite scorers in all of high school basketball after averaging over 40 points per game last year at Wisconsin State. Chris’ size, scoring ability and athleticism make him a perfect fit for the way we play here on both ends and adds some much needed depth to our backcourt.

Entering his senior season at Sun Prairie East High School, Davis Jr. posted a career-high 61 points in a game last season in which he also eclipsed his career’s 1,000-point mark. career.

His 980 total points scored in 2023-24 rank seventh all-time in a single season in Wisconsin high school basketball history.

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