Miami Basketball Commit Slots In At Fourth Overall In 2025 NBA Mock Draft

Miami takes their six game losing streak to Chapel Hill this evening, but next season provides a lot of hope with a talented recruit coming to Coral Gables.

In a recent mock draft shared by ESPN's Jonathan Givony, Miami commit Jalil Bethea found himself mocked at fourth overall to the Chicago Bulls for the 2025 NBA Draft. Bethea ranks as sixth overall prospect by 247Sports for the 2024 recruiting class.

The 2025 NBA draft is 16 months away, but teams have already begun building out files to identify and monitor next year's top prospects.

Here's how we view the Top-10. We went 59 deep with a full analysis of how this class is shaping up: https://t.co/31IPNRIRHX pic.twitter.com/TlSHm1DEPL
— Jonathan Givony (@DraftExpress) February 26, 2024

Ahead of Bethea is Duke commit Cooper Flagg, Rutgers commit Ace Bailey and NBA Academy prospect Khaman Maluach from South Africa.

Bethea, joining Miami later this Fall, is the highest rated prospect in Miami Hurricanes history taking that crown from Nets guard Lonnie Walker IV. He's the headliner for Miami's Top-15 ranked recruiting class.

Impressive shot-making display for Miami-commit Jalil Bethea at Hoophall Classic -- scoring 40 points showing the ability to come off screens, duck behind handoffs, rise up off jabs, side-steps, and step-backs, or hit pullups and spotups from NBA range with perfect mechanics. pic.twitter.com/xvjxaqlfEu
— Jonathan Givony (@DraftExpress) January 17, 2024

At this point, it feels like Miami can hardly wait for the talented guard to join the team. Miami sits at 15-13 and is a long shot to make the NCAA Tournament, needing a win at the ACC Tournament next month. The Hurricanes have made consecutive Elite Eight appearances in the past two seasons and unlikely to do so this season.

The Future Of Miami Basketball: Where Does Jim Larrañaga Go From Here?

There's no telling what the roster will look like for Coach Jim Larrañaga and Miami for the 2024-25 season, but there's no doubt that Bethea will be a focal point of it. Following the end of the season, Miami will await decisions from key players such as Nijel Pack, Norchad Omier and Matthew Cleveland on if they'll return to Miami.

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