5-star guard NaVorro Bowman Jr. dedicated to UConn on Thursday. The son of former NFL All-Professional linebacker NaVorro Bowman is the No. 11-ranked participant within the 2027 recruiting cycle by 247Sports and is the primary dedication UConn coach Dan Hurley secured in this system’s upcoming recruiting class.
Bowman, who performs for Notre Dame Excessive College in Sherman Oaks, California, had been linked to Arizona and Texas all through the recruiting course of. Nonetheless, after visiting UConn final week, he pledged to play for this system shortly thereafter.
By securing Bowman’s dedication, he marks the fourth five-star recruit Hurley and his workers have landed since 2023, becoming a member of Stephon Fort (2023), Liam McNeeley (2024) and Braylon Mullins (2025).
247Sports Director of Scouting Adam Finkelstein famous that Bowman is already “bodily and functionally robust” and is a “quickly ascending guard who combines physicality, athleticism, playmaking, and shot-making.”
“Whereas he is a little bit of a quantity scorer, who shot 42% from the ground on 17 makes an attempt per recreation, he is gifted with the ball and a real three-range risk. He handles, has stop-and-go change of tempo, sharp adjustments of course, a very good left hand, and the physicality to provoke and take up contact. He is a troublesome shot-maker off the dribble, with pull-up vary that now extends effectively past the arc, and whereas there are nonetheless instances he can settle (33% from three on 6+ makes an attempt per recreation), he can even make pictures in bunches. His skill to stress the rim and make performs has improved considerably. He can’t solely get downhill with actual power, however he is a high quality passer when he needs to be, albeit nonetheless considerably turnover inclined at instances (2.3 per recreation). So, whereas he performs with a transparent scoring mentality, he has rising on/off ball versatility.”
UConn’s 2026 recruiting class options two top-50 gamers (Colben Landrew and Junior County) and completed nineteenth within the 247Sports workforce recruiting rankings. Regardless of simply having one dedication (Bowman), UConn’s 2027 recruiting class is at present No. 11 within the 247Sports workforce rankings.