Jordan Bruner has finally made his decision on where he’ll finish his collegiate basketball career. On Friday, the Yale graduate transfer announced he’ll be joining the Alabama Crimson Tide.
Yale graduate transfer Jordan Bruner will be transferring to Alabama. This adds a huge piece to an already impressive class for the Tide.
— Tyler DeLuca (@TylerDeLucaTV) April 10, 2020
This is a huge addition to an already impressive 2020 recruiting class for Nate Oats and the rest of the Alabama basketball program.
Bruner was being heavily pursued by several of the nation’s top schools and had recently narrowed his choices down to three: Alabama, Baylor and Maryland.
The 6-foot-9 forward from Columbia (S.C.) brings a versatile skill set to Tuscaloosa, as he almost averaged a double-double for Yale last season (10.9 points, 9.2 rebound per game).
Bruner is also an effective player on the defensive end of the courst, as he averaged 1.7 blocks as well.
In addition to Bruner, the Crimson Tide have also added other key members to its 2020 class within the last couple of weeks. Included in those additions are five-star guard Josh Primo, four-star JUCO guard Keon Ellis and three-star forward Darius Miller.
Alabama already had four-star forward Keon Ambrose-Hylton committed as well.
Combine those with the arrivals of Jahvon Quinerly, Juwan Gary and James Rojas, and this Alabama basketball team is going to look vastly different than it did during the 2019-20 season.
Oats and company are still waiting on any potential return announcements from John Petty, Herb Jones or Kira Lewis Jr. But even if all three choose to stick to leaving early for the 2020 NBA Draft, the Tide look to be in good shape.
Stay tuned for more Alabama basketball and recruiting updates from Roll Tide Wire!
[lawrence-auto-related count=3]