4-star SG Wesley Yates locks in commitment date

Beaumont (Texas) United four-star shooting guard Wesley Yates has set his college commitment date.

On Monday, On3’s Joe Tipton reported that Yates will make his decision on October 5 at 11:30 a.m. CT.

2023 Top-30 recruit Wesley Yates will announce his college decision on October 5th at 11:30 AM CT, he tells @On3Recruits. @thewesleyyates_ https://t.co/yLIfPNzwgd

— Joe Tipton (@TiptonEdits) September 26, 2022

The 6-foot-4, 200-pounder will choose between Gonzaga, Stanford, Washington, Texas, Houston, Arkansas, LSU, Auburn, Baylor, all of which made his top nine schools list.

The Longhorns are the current favorites to secure his services, according to the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine (RPM). Texas holds a 90.8 percent chance of landing Yates, with LSU, Auburn and others trailing behind.

Yates took official visits to LSU and Texas earlier this month, and also tripped to Auburn, Stanford and Washington for visits in the past year.

Wesley Yates Recruiting Profile

Yates is the No. 29 overall prospect in the 2023 class, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

On3 national recruiting analyst Jamie Shaw writes this about him as a recruit:

“Wesley Yates is a strong-framed guard who plays with a lot of confidence. He is efficient on the ball, taking care of possessions. Yates has deep range on his jump shot and is comfortable off the bounce or the catch. His release point is a little low, but the release is clean and repeatable. Yates has a strong handle, his understanding of change of paces gets him to his spots in the half-court. He is an average athlete, vertically and horizontally, but he competes and has toughness. Yates is a noted gamer and wants the ball in his hands.”