Class of 2025 recruit Braydon Hawthorne officially signs with WVU on Thursday.

Hawthorne, a 6-foot-8 forward, plays at Huntington Prep and is the No.1 recruit in the state of West Virginia in the class of 2025.

“We are thrilled to welcome Braydon to our Mountaineer family,” Head coach Darian DeVries said in a press release. “Braydon has tremendous upside and positional size at 6-foot-9 on the wing. His skill, shooting, and length, as well as being a 4.0 student and West Virginia native, are things we valued in his recruitment. We are excited to help Braydon develop here on and off the court.”

According to 24/7Sports, he is a three-star recruit, ranked No. 70 small forward recruit.