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2023 4-star small forward Pryce Sandfort commits to Iowa Hawkeyes basketball

Iowa men’s basketball’s 2023 recruiting class received a jolt, earning a commitment from four-star small forward Pryce Sandfort.

Iowa men’s basketball head coach Fran McCaffery and his staff landed one of their top targets in the 2023 class. Pryce Sandfort out of Waukee Northwest High School in Iowa committed to the Hawkeyes.

With the Sandfort commitment, Iowa now has three pledges in its 2023 class.

According to On3, the 6-foot-7, 190 pound Sandfort is the nation’s No. 99 player, the No. 22 small forward and the No. 2 player from Iowa in the 2023 class. On3 also has Sandfort ranked as a four-star commit.

Meanwhile, ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports all rate Sandfort as a three-star prospect. 247Sports ranks Sandfort as the nation’s No. 135 player, the No. 29 small forward and the No. 2 player from Iowa. Rivals regards Sandfort as the No. 135 player nationally and the No. 37 small forward. Lastly, ESPN has Sandfort as the No. 39 power forward and the No. 2 player from Iowa.

Sandfort chose the Hawkeyes over offers from Clemson, Drake, Davidson, Nebraska, Seton Hall and Washington State. The Waukee native was also receiving interest from Gonzaga, Iowa State and Wake Forest.

Sandfort caught up with HawkeyeReport’s Blair Sanderson of Rivals to share why he committed to Iowa.

“Before my visit, I was talking to my parents and I was telling them there is no way I’ll commit after it. I wanted to take a lot of visits and decide after that. But on the visit, it just felt like home. I didn’t want to be anywhere else or visit anywhere else. I fell in love with the campus and the vision that coach Fran (McCaffery) and coach (Matt) Gatens had for me. Also, I had a great time hanging out with the guys,” Sandfort told Sanderson.

He also liked how the staff envisioned his future in Iowa City.

“They see me fitting in perfectly with how they want to play. Playing fast, shooting a lot of threes, all of that. They see me playing the 1-3 or 4. Fran has told me before, he sees me coming in as a freshman and making 60 threes and having a big role right away. Obviously, it’s all up to me and how hard I work,” Sandfort told Rivals.

It’s a huge get for the Hawkeyes. Sandfort, the younger brother of current Hawkeye Payton Sandfort, joins Owen Freeman and Brock Harding as the third commit in Iowa’s 2023 class.

Here’s a look at Pryce Sandfort’s junior season highlights courtesy of QuadVisual on YouTube.

‘Do-it-all’ forward stoked about Clemson offer he was ‘waiting for’

Clemson became the latest program to offer Waukee (IA.) Northwest’s Pryce Sandfort. The 6-foot-7, 190-pound small forward from the class of 2023 announced on Twitter Monday that Clemson had extended an offer to him. The Tigers are heavily involved …

Clemson became the latest program to offer Waukee (IA.) Northwest’s Pryce Sandfort.

The 6-foot-7, 190-pound small forward from the class of 2023 announced on Twitter Monday that Clemson had extended an offer to him. The Tigers are heavily involved in his recruitment, as well as schools like Drake, Iowa and Nebraska.

“They’ve been recruiting me for a while and they’ve been telling me that they’re really serious and ready to move forward with the recruitment,” Sandfort told The Clemson Insider. “I got a call from Coach (Brad) Brownell Monday. He said that they really liked me down at Clemson and wanted to offer me a scholarship.”

According to Sandfort, Clemson’s head coach talked a lot about how they really need a shooter to come in from the class of 2023 and that’s why they really want him to be a part of their program.

“I was real excited,” he said about receiving Monday’s offer from Clemson. “I was kind of waiting for that offer for a while. I thought it’d come and I just wasn’t sure when. It finally happened and I was really excited.”

Now that he has an offer from Clemson in hand, where do the Tigers currently stand in Sandfort’s recruitment?

“They’re up there,” Sandfort said. “I’m still gonna go through July and see what comes to me and then make a decision in the fall, but right now they’re up there.”

Sandfort wants to check out Clemson for himself and is looking at possibly making an official visit to Tiger Town within the next couple of weeks. He’s coming off an official to Drake and will be visiting Iowa in late July and will do so again this fall, as well as Nebraska.

As for Clemson, Sandfort talked highly about the relationships he’s been able to cultivate with members of the Tigers’ coaching staff.

“I have a really close relationship with (Director of Recruiting) Lucas McKay,” Sandfort said. “He was the one that first reached out to me and it was the first day they could contact the 2023 class. He was the one that reached out to me right away and he’s talked to me ever since then. I’ve gotten really close with him and (assistant) coach (Dick) Bender.”

According to Sandfort, Clemson has told him that they love his shooting, size and length. He assumes that the Tigers, who like his versatility and his ability to shoot it, would use him as a wing at the next level.

“I’d say I’m a do-it-all guy,” he said when asked to describe himself as a player. “I’m known for my shooting ability, but I think that I can get downhill well, pass it well, defend, shoot, everything. I think I’m an all-around really good player, but some might see me as a shooter. I’m trying to become an all-around type of guy.”

Recruiting-wise, things have really started to pick up for Sandfort, who is aiming to have a decision made this fall, prior to his senior season.

His decision will come down to a couple of important things.

“The culture is really important to me,” Sandfort said. “What type of guys are they bringing in? The character of the guys they’re recruiting and the guys they have in their program right now, playstyle and how I get along with the coaches and how they see me fitting in their program. I feel like that’s all gonna be really big when I make a decision.”

Sandfort’s older brother, Payton, is currently a sophomore at Iowa and has pushed him to join him in Iowa City. At the end of the day, Pryce made it clear that it’s his decision and he’s gonna do what feels best for him and his family.

— Photo for this article courtesy of Pryce Sandfort.

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