Georgetown Hosts topโฃ Recruit Qayden Samuels This Weekend
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Georgetownโ Universityโ is set to host Qayden Samuels,โฃ a highly-rated shooting guard in the 2026 class, for an official visit this weekend. the visit comes as the Hoyas look to bolster their recruiting efforts under head coach Ed Cooley.
Samuels, currently ranked as the No. 20 overall recruit in the 2026 class according to the โฃRivals Industry Ranking, is a 6-foot-5 โprospect โfrom Bishop McNamaraโข (MD). His visit signifies a major recruiting opportunity for โฃGeorgetown,as he holds offers fromโข a โขnumber of elite programs including Alabama,UConn,kentucky,North Carolina,and NC State.โ Landing a player of Samuels’ caliber wouldโฃ be a important step in cooley’s rebuilding project for the Hoyas.
The four-starโฃ prospect recentlyโ spoke with Rivals about what attracts him to Cooley’s program, specifically pointing โto the coach’s track record of developing players for the NBA. “Really seeing Thomas (Sorber) get draftedโฆ(Cooley) told โme before like, ‘Hey, โthis kid might be going to the โleague next year,’ I was โlike, ‘Oh, okay. Makes sense. โBoom. Went to the league.’ I’m like, ‘Oh, wow’,” Samuels said. “So, really just watching him put a kid into theโ league,โ which is like, ‘Wow, that’s crazy’. It makes meโ want to, you know,โ see if they canโ contribute the same toโ me.”
Beyond player growth, Samuels emphasized the importance of โaโค strong coach-player relationship. โ”Just the coaching staff andโ the trust and the loyalty in me.You โknow,โค I need them to trustโฃ me, play through โmistakes and all that. So,โ really just the trust.That’s it.โ And the coaching. Having trust in me,” โhe explained. The outcomeโข of this weekend’sโ visit could be pivotal in determining whether Georgetown can secure a commitment from โone of the nation’s top rising highโฃ schoolโ basketball stars.