Miami basketball and coach Jai Lucas have extended an offer to five-star forward Marcus Spears Jr, out of the 2027 class.

Spears announced the Miami offer on Instagram stating: “I am blessed to be offered by Coach Lucas and his from the University of Miami!”



This summer, he averaged 12.2 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 1.8 blocks while shooting 49.4 percent from the field for his Drive Nation team on Nike’s E15 Circuit.

Aiden is a 6-foot-6, 180-pound forward that is from Dallas, Texas, and is rated as a five-star prospect, which is the No. 4 player in the class of 2026, and the No. 2 power forward, while also being the No. 2 player in the state of Texas.

Marcus has received offers from schools such as Miami, Texas A&M, Memphis, Texas, Oklahoma State, Stanford, and many others.

Spears is currently playing for the USA Basketball U16 National Team at the AmeriCup in Mexico. He just scored 15 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in a big 123-50 win against Mexico.

 

**** nvm, youngin isn’t even eligible for the 2027 draft. He’s about to do two years in college like the kids going to duke and ucla.

Boumtje 2x, Kusturica & Spears all getting 2 years in school while competing for that #1 spot? whew. fun times ahead

not even accounting for the Adan Diggs, AJ Williams, Rosser, etc.

 

Boumtje 2x, Kusturica & Spears all getting 2 years in school while competing for that #1 spot? whew. fun times ahead

not even accounting for the Adan Diggs, AJ Williams, Rosser, etc.

Yeup. The talk was that both the 2027 and 2028 drafts were going to be weak, but the 2028 draft has already improved its outlook just by all 3 of those guys getting to school earlier than expected. USAB U17 also exceeded expectations.