By james art Top 25 senior Braylon Mullins committed to UConn on Wednesday, giving Dan Hurley and the Huskies their third top 25 commitment in the 2025 class.
Mullins chose UConn over his home state of Indiana and North Carolina, taking official visits to all three programs and hosting coaches from all three schools several times over the past month.
“I felt playing for coach Hurley was the best decision and the right fit for me,” Mullins told ESPN. “Coming off back-to-back national championships, he understands winning, and that meant a lot to me.”
Hurley and his staff fired up Mullins last spring, offering him a scholarship and then bringing him to campus over the summer. Mullins cited the relationship he developed with Hurley — as well as the chance to win a title — as key factors in his commitment.
“I also had a great relationship with Coach Hurley. We’ll text, talk, FaceTime,” Mullins said. “The relationship I built with him and winning national championships came together and helped me and my decision. A national championship is the ultimate goal when you go to college. I want to have a chance at that.”
“[Hurley is a] a very straight-talking guy,” Mullins continued. “He’ll make you work hard. He gives you a tough training. Some people don’t like it. It brings out the best in me.”
A 6-foot-5 shooting guard from Greenfield Central High School (Ind.), Mullins is one of the top scorers and shooters in the Class of 2025. He is ranked No. 24 in the ESPN 100, increasing his stock significantly over the spring and summer with Indiana Adidas 3SSB Circuit Elite after battling a stress fracture during the high school season.
In 17 games in the 3SSB streak, Mullins averaged 19.4 points and shot 47.3% from 3-point range – making at least four 3-pointers in nine games. He went 6-for-6 from 3 during a May game against Upward Stats and hit eight 3-pointers in an April game against DreamVision.
Mullins is more than just a shooter, with the ability to read the defense, make good decisions and be an effective playmaker in both transition and the half court. He is a movement shooter who understands how to move without the ball and get open.
“Braylon is a great decision maker, always making the right play at the right time,” Greenfield Central coach Luke Meredith said. “I think he’s the best shooter in the country. Great vision, good size for his position, willing passer, good with both hands, finishing and passing, and elite basketball IQ to top it off. Just a special player and an even better young man. “
Mullins is UConn’s third top-25 commitment in the 2025 class — only one other school has multiple top-25 recruits already on the roster (Duke, with two).
Mullins joins Darius Adams (No. 19), who announced in late September, and Eric Reibe (No. 23), who committed last week. According to ESPN Research, this is the first time since ESPN’s recruiting database began in 2007 that UConn has had multiple top 25 recruits in the same class.
The Huskies have already landed 10 ESPN 100 prospects over the last three classes.
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