JONESBORO, Ark. (11/13/24) – Arkansas State men's basketball head coach Bryan Hodgson announced Wednesday the signing of three high-level high school players for the 2025-26 roster.

Forward Onyx Nnani, as well as guards Adriel Nyorha and Chris Davis Jr., signed with the program on the first day of the signing period.

Nnani – a four-star forward and one of the top players in the state of Pennsylvania – is rated as a four-star by ESPN and 247Sports and ranked as high as No. 173 by national recruiting services, Nnani is regarded as a top-30 player at his position and No. 5 overall in Pennsylvania. He is tabbed fourth in the state by 247Sports and ninth by On3.

"We are beyond excited and fortunate to have a player of Onyx's caliber join our program," Hodgson said. "Onyx was recruited at the highest level of college basketball and brings a skillset and versatility, combined with great size and length to have an immediate impact on our program. Onyx and his family are some of the best people I've ever been around, and will immediately contribute to the culture of this university and community."

Nnani is entering his senior season at The Phelps School in Malvern, Pa., and was a second-team all-state performer a season ago after averaging 14 points and eight rebounds. His lengthy offer sheet included several Power-4 programs, including Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Penn State, Washington, and others.

Nyorha is a three-star guard who is rated as high as No. 132 nationally by On3 and is entering his senior season at Winston-Salem Christian School in North Carolina.

"We are thrilled to add Adriel Nyorha to the Red Wolves family," Hodgson said. "Adriel is an elite combo-guard with the size and skillset of a high-major player. We were thrilled that he chose Arkansas State over several power-conference programs because we fell in love with his game last spring and summer during the evaluation periods. Adriel is the type of guard that can come in here and make an immediate impact as a freshman on and off the court."

The 6-5 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, native is rated as the seventh-best player in North Carolina by On3 and No. 19 combo guard in the country by 247Sports. Both outlets rank him among the top 175 recruits in the country.

He played for Canada Top Flight Academy in Ottawa under coach Faqrudin "Turtle" Ali, and chose the Red Wolves over offers from Arizona State, DePaul, George Mason, Mississippi State, Saint Louis, and others.

Davis Jr. is a high-scoring guard who led the entire state of Wisconsin – and ranked second nationally – in scoring as a junior last season, averaging 40.8 points per contest at Sun Prairie West to earn 2024 State Journal/WiscNews Player of the Year as well as conference Player of the Year honors.

"We are excited to add Chris Davis Jr. to the Pack," Hodgson said. "Chris is one of the most elite scorers in all of high school basketball after averaging over 40 points per game last year in the state of Wisconsin. Chris' size, scoring ability and athleticism make him a perfect fit for the way we play here at both ends and adds some much-needed depth to our backcourt."

Entering his senior season at Sun Prairie East High School, Davis Jr. boasts a career-high scoring total of 61 points in a game last season in which he also eclipsed the 1,000-point mark for his career.

His 980 total points scored in 2023-24 ranks as the seventh most all-time in a single season in Wisconsin high school basketball history.

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