WVU earns spotlight with top ranked portal class after Mouhamed Sylla commitment

The West Virginia Mountaineers have built an impressive high school recruiting class highlighted by five-star point guard Miles Sadler. Now, Ross Hodge and his staff are building a transfer portal recruiting class that looks even more stellar.

The Mountaineers added Georgia Tech center Mouhamed Sylla on Tuesday, marking their third commitment of the portal cycle. And with their additions, WVU has now earned a special distinction through the first week of the transfer portal – as national recruiting database On3 has the program ranked as the No. 1 transfer portal class so far,

Ross Hodge secures No. 1 class through chaotic first week of transfer portal activity

Sylla is by far the biggest of the three additions so far – the 6-foot-10 center is rated a four-star transfer prospect and is the 41st best player in the portal and fifth best center according to On3, and the 26th-best player in the portal according to 247Sports. He made 15 starts for the Yellow Jackets before being sidelined with an injury last season, recording five double-doubles and averaging 9.6 points and 7.2 rebounds per game.

But he's not the only four-star transfer joining the Mountaineers from a power conference, as WVU landed Butler Guard Finley Bizjack on Monday. Bizjack averaged 17.1 points per game last season for the Bulldogs to earn third-team All-Big East honors. He was ranked in the Top 150 portal prospects and the 11th-best combo guard by On3, while 247Sports has him listed as the 51st-best player in the portal and a Top 10 combo guard.

They join the first commit for the Mountaineers this offseason in Boise State forward Javan Buchanan. Buchanan is listed as a four-star portal prospect by On3 as well, but has gone unevaluated by 247Sports. He averaged 12.6 points and 5.0 rebounds as a starter for the Broncos last season and was a first-team NAIA All-American before his two-year stint with Boise State.

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