Top-125 G Lino Mark Chooses Big Ten School Over West Virginia

2025 top-125 guard Lino Mark has committed to Rutgers, he announced on Instagram Live. Mark, a three-star recruit, chose Rutgers over Seton Hall, USC and West Virginia, who he had in his final four schools.

2025 top-125 G Lino Mark has committed to Rutgers, he announced on IG live

Mark picks Rutgers over Seton Hall, USC and West Virginia pic.twitter.com/N2PsvmbCm1

— Ethan Bock (@ethanbock_) October 3, 2024

Mark went on an official visit to West Virginia on Sept. 20 and has visited Rutgers and USC as well. Mark was scheduled to visit TCU in October.

WVU associate head coach Chester Frazier was at Notre Dame High School in September to visit Mark before his visit, the 6-foot-2 guard told WV Sports Now.

WVU’s staff extended an offer to Mark on Aug. 16.

“Extremely blessed to receive an offer from West Virginia University,” Mark wrote.

Mark is a three-star prospect according to 247 Sports and has received offers from Arizona State, Cal State Northridge, Pepperdine, Portland, SMU, TCU, UC Santa Barbara, Utah, Washington State, WVU and others.

West Virginia, under new head coach Darian DeVries, doesn’t have any commitments for the 2025 class. The staff quickly picked up Jonathan Powell and KJ Tenner in the 2024 class after being hired in the spring. 2024 big man Abraham Oyeadier recently signed with WVU to give the program a third true freshman.

WV Sports Now will continue to provide coverage on West Virginia basketball recruiting news.