Indiana men's basketball has extended an offer to 6-foot-11, 245 pound rising junior center Darius Wabbington. The Phoenix, Arizona native is ranked as a top-20 overall prospect in the 2027 recruiting class.
Wabbington has also received offers from Arizona State, Cal, LSU, Maryland, Villanova, Washington, UCLA, Texas, USC, Alabama, Arizona, Texas Tech, Providence, Purdue, Rhode Island, Louisville, Stanford, BYU, Michigan and others.
Indiana offered 2027 Sunnyslope (AZ) center Darius Wabbington https://t.co/QTPyuJvTPm
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Wabbington attends Sunnyslope H.S. in Phoenix, Arizona, where he averaged 13.4 points, 7.3 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 1.3 blocks per game as a sophomore.
During the travel basketball season, Wabbington plays for 16U Arizona Unity on the Nike EYBL Circuit. Wabbington averaged 12.6 points and 7.6 rebounds over the course of the spring and summer.
He is ranked as the No. 25 prospect in the class of 2027, the third best center in the nation and the No. 3 overall player from the state of Arizona according to 247Sports Composite
Rivals National Recruiting Analyst Jamie Shaw wrote this about Wabbington at the USA Basketball mini camp this spring.
“Wabbington has a strong frame and what popped for him is the shooting touch. He knocked down multiple spot shots from varying levels of the floor. Overall athleticism will be a question, but he is a strong traffic rebounder when he gets his hands on the ball.”
Wabbington describes himself as a do-it-all big man who tries his best to make his teammates better. He credits his father, Derek Wabbington, as his biggest role model and someone that he has continued to learn basketball from. Derek played collegiate basketball at Wyoming and played semi-pro basketball in the Arizona area.“He’s taught me a lot of what I know and has helped me become the player I want to be,” Wabbington told Zagsblog.com