Saniyah Hall commits to USC following World Cup MVP performance,

For the third time in the last four recruiting classes, head coach Lindsay Gottlieb and USC women's basketball have landed the No. 1 recruit in the country.

Saniyah Hall, a senior at SPIRE Academy (OH), announced her commitment to the Trojans immediately after an official visit.

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Hall is the reigning MaxPreps National Junior of the Year, a consensus First Team All-American, and as of just a week before her USC visit, the MVP of the 2025 FIBA U19 World Cup for gold medalist USA. All at 16 years of age (until Wednesday, July 30).

As a junior in her only season with national title contender Montverde Academy (FL), Hall averaged 20.3 points, 6.7 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 2.8 steals, and 1.4 blocks per game. She's the pinnacle of consistency, and her Team USA stats from earlier this month look quite similar – 19.9 points, 6.4 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 2.9 steals, and 1.1 blocks a game shooting 52.6% FG, 39.3% 3FG, and 82.4% FT. 

Before attending Montverde, Hall was dominant as a freshman and sophomore at Laurel (OH). She cited wanting to return to her home state as a primary reason for transferring to SPIRE.

USC made headlines in 2023 with the signing of one of the most highly-touted high school prospects ever in Juju Watkins (Sierra Canyon, CA), and incoming freshman (and Hall's World Cup co-star) Jazzy Davidson rose to No. 1 in the Class of 2025 rankings after her dominant senior year at Clackamas (OR).

Like Watkins and Davidson, Hall is an unusually dynamic, versatile perimeter player above six feet tall. Listed at 6-1 and 6-2 over the past year, she also has the bulk and ability to battle inside of a frontcourt player, but she's a formidable shooter and smooth perimeter playmaker. Able to guard numerous positions defensively, play with or without the ball on offense, and rebound, Hall is the prototypical wing prospect in the era of positionless basketball. Her ability to both abuse smaller guards inside and play up as a small-ball forward projects to be a continued advantage at the next level or two.

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