Former WVU Basketball Signee Announcing Commitment This Week

Former WVU basketball signee Braydon Hawthrone will announce his college destination on Tuesday at 7 p.m. on social media.

NEWS: Braydon Hawthorne, the No. 33 overall recruit in the 2025 class, will announce his college decision on Tuesday, May 20 at 7:00 PM ET live on @247Sports.

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— Travis Branham (@TravisBranham_) May 18, 2025

Hawthorne, who signed with former WVU coach Darian DeVries last November, decommitted from the Mountaineers following DeVries’s departure earlier this spring. Since then, Hawthrone has taken visits to several schools, including to Backyard Brawl rival Pittsburgh last month.

Hawthorne, a 6-foot-9, 195-pound guard/forward, from Beckley, W.Va., is considered the top prospect in West Virginia for the class of 2025 by most major recruiting outlets. He signed with WVU a little over a month after committing to the Mountaineers on Oct. 4.

Hawthorne, who grew up a WVU fan, previously described what it was like to have former West Virginia associate head coach Chester Frazier show up to practice at Huntington Prep during a conversation with WV Sports Now. Frazier liked what he saw out of Hawthorne’s game and was able to get him on campus.

Hawthorne took an unofficial visit to West Virginia on Oct. 1.

“It was great. There was great energy from everybody. [The staff] told me that they want me,” Hawthorne told WV Sports Now.

Hawthorne then told the old staff that he would be committing just days later.

“I feel like nothing is better than to represent your home state,” Hawthorne said at the time.

Find more coverage of WVU basketball recruiting at WV Sports Now.