Cathedral 2023 big man Xavier Booker vaults to No. 4 in new national rankings
Cathedral’s Xavier Booker made a more than 80-spot jump to a top-five position in the new 247Sports basketball national prospect rankings Thursday in the 2023 class.
The 6-11 Booker, who is rated as a five-star recruit, is now ranked No. 4 overall by 247Sports. He has offers from a number of high-major programs, including Butler, Indiana, Purdue, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Ohio State and several others. Booker’s play during the season and in the spring contributed to his 87-spot jump. He ranks behind only North Carolina commit GG Jackson, Louisville and Kentucky target DJ Wagner and Philadelphia wing Justin Edwards.
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Other players of note in the new 2023 rankings:
No. 52 – Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn. The 6-1 Purdue recruit played at McCutcheon as a freshman before transferring to a prep school. He is now at Montverde Academy (Fla.).
No. 73 – Garwey Dual. The 6-5 Carmel guard has exploded into the rankings after a big-time spring. Dual, who transferred to Carmel from Houston, has high-major offers from Arizona State, Providence and TCU.
No. 80 – Jakai Newton. The 6-3 guard from Covington, Ga., is committed to Indiana. Newton rose nearly 40 spots in the rankings.
No. 97 – Myles Colvin. The 6-4 Heritage Christian guard joins fellow Purdue commit Gibbs-Lawhorn on the list.
No. 107 – Gabe Cupps. The 6-2 Indiana recruit attends Centerville in Dayton, Ohio.
Call Star reporter Kyle Neddenriep at 317-444-6649.
This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Basketball recruiting: Where Indiana players land on 247Sports rankings
