Washington basketball misses out on top 2025 in-state prospect

The Washington Huskies lost the No. 1 in-state prospect in the 2025 class to New Mexico.

Danny Sprinkle and the Washington Huskies have lost their first high-profile recruiting battle.

2025 point guard Jaylen Petty, a point guard from nearby Auburn, Washington, committed to New Mexico on Friday over Washington, Stanford, and Santa Barbara. Petty is ranked as the No. 1 player in Washington, according to 247Sports, and sits inside On3’s top 150 players in the country.

The Huskies have two talented combo guards – Zoom Diallo and Jase Butler, both four-star recruits – set to join the roster this season, which may have influenced Petty’s decision. Three of the five point guards Washington has offered in the 2025 class are now committed, as Petty joins Keyshuan Tillery (Cincinnati) and Semetri Carr (California).

At 6-foot and 165 pounds, Petty has been a scoring machine at Auburn, reaching the 1,000-point mark in just 45 career games across his sophomore and junior seasons. He is just the seventh player at Auburn High School to hit that mark in the last 25 years.

Petty joins a New Mexico squad led by head coach Richard Pitino, the son of former Louisville and current St. John’s head coach Rick Pitino. The Lobos made last season’s NCAA tournament but lost in the first round to Clemson.