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Alabama lands in top 7 for 2025 5-star SG Meleek Thomas

The Alabama Crimson Tide were recently listed as a finalist to land the commitment of 2025 five-star shooting guard Meleek Thomas.

The Alabama Crimson Tide men’s basketball program has had abundant success as of late on the recruiting trail. The coaching staff has done an excellent job of identifying prospects that fit the team’s needs and are equipped to play in Nate Oats’ system. One prospect that would fit Oats’ system is 2025 five-star shooting guard Meleek Thomas.

On Tuesday, the Pennsylvania native released his top schools list. One of the schools that was listed was Alabama. When asked by On3’s Joe Tipton about his thoughts on the Crimson Tide, Thomas had the following to say:

“They run a guard-heavy program. They’ve had a lot of guards come out of there. I like how they play, I’ve studied their play style and I’ve heard and asked around about their facilities and I’ve seen how they let their guards rock. So with all of that, they are a school that I want to take a visit and see more about.”

Thus far, Thomas has taken official visits to the Auburn Tigers, Pittsburgh Panthers, and UConn Huskies. Thomas has intentions to visit multiple schools in the near future. One of which includes Alabama.

An interesting thing to note is that Alabama is also a finalist for Thomas’ high school teammate Jasper Johnson. The two will suit up alongside one another for their senior season at Overtime Elite. Both are high on the Crimson Tide’s radar and are considered to be priority recruits.

Roll Tide Wire will continue to follow the latest regarding the Alabama men’s basketball program and its efforts on the recruiting trail.

Five-star guard Meleek Thomas ‘intrigued’ by Auburn during recent visit

Auburn is in a heated race with three other programs for one of the best shooting guards from the 2025 class.

The state of Pennsylvania’s top recruit for the 2025 recruiting cycle was impressed with his recent visit to Auburn.

[autotag]Meleek Thomas[/autotag], a five-star shooting guard from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, traveled south to Auburn for his official visit recently and was pleased with [autotag]Bruce Pearl[/autotag]’s desire to win. He also learned plenty about Auburn’s culture.

In a follow-up interview with On3’s Jamie Shaw, Thomas says he was “intrigued” by Auburn’s family atmosphere.

“I never really heard much of them growing up unless they had a big player, but they’re really a family down there. The players, the staff, the fans, everyone is just one. I never knew that,” Thomas said. “When I went down there, everything was just ‘Auburn basketball, Auburn basketball’. And they’re known for football, so to go down there and see so much Auburn basketball was just intriguing.”

Along with Auburn, Thomas has taken official visits to Kentucky and Pittsburgh. He is scheduled to visit UConn and Arkansas this month, and plans to scout Kansas, Tennessee, and Miami as well. He tells Shaw that he does not have a timeline for announcing his commitment, as he wants to find the right fit which includes a “genuine coaching staff” and “winning players.”

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Five-star guard Meleek Thomas recaps recent visit to Auburn

Auburn pitched its desire to win to Thomas during a recent visit.

Auburn basketball has had success reeling in top guards such as [autotag]Aden Holloway[/autotag] and [autotag]Tahaad Pettiford[/autotag] in recent years and is looking to continue the trend in 2025.

[autotag]Bruce Pearl[/autotag] and his coaching staff recently hosted five-star guard [autotag]Meleek Thomas[/autotag] for an official visit, a visit that was deemed enjoyable. In a recent interview, Thomas tells Jamie Shaw of On3 that Auburn’s pitch was centered on its desire to win.

“Everything flowed when I was there. No one got mad at anyone and everyone seemed to get along off the court,” Thomas said. “The coaches are genuine. Coach (Bruce) Pearl just wants to win and that is the big thing for them. Coach Ira (Bowman) makes sure that I know that they just want to win there at Auburn.”

According to On3’s Recruiting Prediction Machine, Auburn trails Pittsburgh and Kentucky as the favorite to land Thomas at the time of this post. A Pittsburgh native, Thomas has already paid a visit to his hometown university and plans to check out Kansas, Illinois, Arkansas, and UConn before deciding on a new program to call home.

Thomas is the No. 7 overall recruit for the 2025 cycle according to On3, and the No. 3 shooting guard for the class, and the No. 1 overall prospect from Pennsylvania.

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Five-star SG Meleek Thomas has ‘great experience’ visiting Auburn

Auburn is firmly in the mix for five-star shooting guard Meleek Thomas.

Five-star shooting guard [autotag]Meleek Thomas[/autotag], one of the top players in the 2025 recruiting class, made his first visit to the Plains this weekend and it made quite an impression on him.

“This visit went very well,” he told On3’s Jeffrey Lee. “It was everything I expected it to be and more. I wanted to get on campus and get a feel for everything, the team, the coaches, the atmosphere, the area … everything I could potentially be in. And it was a great experience.”

Thomas was able to watch Auburn beat LSU for their ninth-straight win and got to see what the atmosphere is like inside Neville Arena.

“The atmosphere was live,” he said. “The fans were together. They were all loud and had high energy. It was a great crowd.”

Thomas is the No. 7 overall player and No. 2 shooting guard in the On3 Industry ranking. The Pittsburgh native is also the No. 1 player from Pennsylvania.

While it was his first visit to Auburn, Thomas has heard plenty about the Tigers from his AAU teammates and Auburn signees [autotag]Tahaad Pettiford[/autotag] and [autotag]Jahki Howard[/autotag].

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Four-star guard Jeremiah Green to officially visit Auburn

He has also set official visits to TCU, Wesk Virginia and Texas A&M.

[autotag]Jeremiah Green[/autotag] is one of the top guards in the 2025 recruiting cycle and a key Auburn target. [autotag]Bruce Pearl[/autotag] and Co. offered him a scholarship back in June and the Denton, Texas native is now set to officially visit the Plains.

Green told On3’s Joe Tipton that he will be visiting Auburn on Sept. 30th. The Auburn football team will be hosting Georgia that weekend and he isn’t the only elite recruit who will be in town, five-star point guard [autotag]Meleek Thomas[/autotag] has also scheduled an official visit for that weekend.

Green is the No. 48 overall player and No. 4 combo guard in the On3 Industry Ranking. He is also the No. 1 player from Kansas in the 2025 recruiting class.

He also has official visits scheduled to TCU (Oct. 14), West Virginia (Oct. 21) and Texas A&M (Oct. 6), according to Tipton.

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Five-star shooting guard Meleek Thomas to officially visit Auburn

The Tigers are in the mix for one of the best players in the 2025 recruiting cycle.

Auburn’s last pursuit of a five-star prospect may have not gone the way they hoped, but [autotag]Bruce Pearl[/autotag] and Co. are not letting that stop them from going after more of the best prospects in the country.

Auburn extended an offer to five-star shooting guard [autotag]Meleek Thomas[/autotag] back in June and the Pittsburgh, Philadelphia native is now set to officially visit the Plains. According to On3’s Joe Tipton, he has scheduled an official visit for Sept. 30.

That is the same weekend that the football team will host Georgia and taking top recruits to what should be an electric atmosphere inside Jordan-Hare Stadium has become an effective strategy of Pearls.

Thomas is the No. 5 overall player and No. 2 shooting guard in the On3 Industry Ranking. He is also the No. 1 player from Philadelphia.

He has already taken visits to Penn State and Indiana and also has an official visit scheduled to Michigan (Sept. 8).

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Alabama MBB offers 2025 5-Star PG Meleek Thomas

2025 point guard Meleek Thomas recently received an offer from the Alabama coaching staff. Thomas is ranked as a top-10 prospect in the 2025 recruiting cycle.

Point guard Meleek Thomas of the 2025 class received an offer from Alabama on Wednesday. Thomas is ranked as a five-star by all major recruiting circuits.

Thomas plays for Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School in Midland, Pennsylvania, and helped lead the school to a 31-1 record last season and the Class 4A state title.

He is well-equipped to fit into Nate Oats’ system. Thomas is listed at 6-foot-4, 175 pounds, according to 247Sports.

In the past, Alabama’s coaching staff tends to recruit guards that can score and defend. Thomas certainly fits that profile as he enters his junior year of high school.

Roll Tide Wire breaks down Meleek Thomas’ recruiting profile.