Dana Altman and the Oregon Ducks men’s basketball team keep gaining momentum on the recruiting trail. After already securing a commitment from 4-star shooting guard Jamari Phillips and locking down multiple recruiting visits this month, the Ducks have added another blue-chip prospect to their visitor list: Winters Grady.
Grady is a 4-star small forward, ranked as the No. 13 SF in the class of 2025, standing tall at six feet six inches. His height makes him a dangerous shooter, but his leaner frame at 185 pounds gives him plenty of mobility on the wing as well.
On Wednesday, Grady made some moves in his recruiting process, scheduling official visits with the Oregon Ducks and the Oklahoma Sooners according to Joe Tipton of On3Sports. Grady only received an offer from Oregon two weeks ago, so it seems he is excited by the prospect of being a Duck. He also holds offers from Creighton, Michigan, and others.
4⭐️ Winters Grady, a 6-foot-6 sharpshooter, has scheduled official visits to Oklahoma and Oregon (On3+): https://t.co/yPSJhCIDdd pic.twitter.com/KfNcLg3xVj
— Joe Tipton (@TiptonEdits) June 26, 2024
Grady plays his high school basketball at Prolific Prep, a school in Napa, California, but originally, he’s from Lake Oswego, Oregon, a suburb of Portland. Coming to Eugene for college would certainly be a homecoming for him, which could make Oregon more enticing.
Granted, it’s early in the recruiting cycle, but so far, the Ducks have zero commitments from the class of 2025, and after a sub-par 2024 recruiting class (made worse by the decommitment of Vyctorious Miller) Oregon may need some big swings in 2025. If the Ducks can impress Grady on his official visit, it could go a long way.