Ish Wainright, a 6-foot-6 wing from Montrose Christian, verbally committed to Baylor Thursday night after visiting last weekend.
The new was first reported by Alex Kline and confirmed to SNY.tv by Montrose Christian.
A onetime Missouri commit, Wainright had previously visited Ohio State and was to have visited Texas this weekend and St. John’s next.
“Ishmail is probably the most highly-recruited player we’ve had since Kevin Durant,” Montrose coach Stu Vetter told DMVElite.com. “He has offers from all over the country – some of the biggest names in basketball – and deservedly so; he’s one of the best players in the country. He’s a facilitator and makes everybody else around him better, and he’s going to be an outstanding player for us.“
Wainright had left foot surgery over the summer but is now rounding back into shape. He maxed out at 256 pounds but said he wants to get down from that.
“I want to get my body down to 230,” he told DMVElite, “but I might just stay at 235 and just push myself to get used to it. If I do commit, I’m going to ask the college what they feel like I need to do.”
Wainright had been a primary target for St. John’s, which hopes to sign one or two players in the fall.
The Johnnies are now expected to focus on Philadelphia point guard Rysheed Jordan and forwards Jarell Martin of Louisiana and Jermaine Lawrence of New York, both of whom will sign in the spring.
