Top 2025 recruit Joy Egbuna commits to Alabama

Joy Egbuna, a highly-coveted prospect in the Class of 2025 from Mansfield (Texas) Lake Ridge has committed to Alabama, she announced on Friday. Egbuna chose the Crimson Tide over programs including North Carolina, Mississippi State and Colorado. 

“I love it,” Egbuna told On3 of Alabama in a previous interview. “I’ve been talking to assistant coach Colsten [Thompson] and I love him. He’s always cool. He feels more relatable with people my age, so it’s really easy talking to him…I like how they play and also the fact that they’re not a short team. They have tall guards, tall posts and everything. It’ll be great for me to expand my skill set and I think it would be a place for me to really fit in with my height and how I play at my height.”

Egbuna, a 6-foot-3 post player, values winning at the highest level – and that’s a major reason she chose Alabama, who was just ranked in the preseason AP Poll and is ranked in On3’s preseason Top 25 ahead of the 2024-25 campaign. 

“The things that are really going to help me make my decision are winning – like if they make the NCAA Tournament – and the coaching staff,” Egbuna told On3 in a previous interview. “If I can tell they’re being wishy-washy because I’m there, that’s going to throw me off. I want to see what a real practice is like and who they really are. Another thing is that I like to play fast and uptempo… those are probably the biggest factors. Money is nice, but it’s not about the money for me.” 

Alabama has landed three top-100 2025 recruits. In addition to Egbuna, Tianna Chambers and Ace Austin have committed to the Crimson Tide. One major target of theirs still on the board is Lourdes Da Silva Costa.