4-star Pharaoh Compton talks official visits; breaks down recruitment

Pharaoh Compton is the No. 68 player in the 2024 On3 Consensus. The 6-foot-7 forward transferred this summer to play at Chandler (AZ) AZ Compass in the NIBC.

“I just try to run the floor hard, crash the boards, and box out every possession,” Compton told On3. “I watch a lot of Robert Williams, he screens hard, runs the floor hard, and he rebounds the ball. That is everything I want to be.”

AZ Compass spent time as the No. 1 prep team in the country already this year. On3 caught up with Pharaoh Compton after a recent live viewing to talk about official visits and get an update on his recruitment.

“Right now, I have offers from Houston, LMU, LSU, UNLV, Ole Miss, and Washington State,” Compton said. “I just took my first official visit to Houston; I also took an unofficial to UNLV. I’m not really looking to take any visits soon, but after the season, I might look at taking a visit to LSU and Ole Miss. And an official to UNLV.”

Compton talks recruitment

Houston: “I was watching a lot of film of them before my visit, so I already knew they were pretty grimey. I watched their practice, and they went straight at it. They preached rebounding and boxing out; they basically play exactly how I play.

“They kept in contact with me a lot and I knew I fit their system, so I wanted to go and see for myself how everything was.”

UNLV: “It was an unofficial, but they made sure I met all the coaches and everyone in the program. They showed me around the campus and facilities, and I took some pictures there. It was really nice.”

LSU: “It’s down south, so it’s pretty grimey down there. I like their style of play too. We keep in contact regularly, so I want to make sure I go down there.”

Ole Miss: “They play hard there, and their coach talks with me all the time, so I like that. I want to show them love, like they have me.”

“I don’t really talk to any school that hasn’t offered me right now,” Compton said.

In Compton’s words

“I’m gonna be looking close to the coaching staff,” Compton said. “I want to go somewhere that has a good weight coach, the strength coach. I want to look at the way they play and make sure I fit their style of play, always going hard, boxing out, and rebounding.”

Scouting report

Pharaoh Compton is a strong, active player. He is the type who enjoys doing the tough guy stuff, the rebounding, the defending, the screening. Offensively, his game extends to about ten feet, but if he gets it in those ten feet, he tries to dunk everything. Compton has good hands and really tracks the ball at a high level on the boards. There is no fear in his game. Despite being undersized, he is a good post defender. He moves well. He is explosive. Activity and toughness are his game.