Announcement primer: Class of 2026 wing Vaughn Karvala
- Alex Bozich
- 2h ago
Class of 2026 Bella Vista Prep (Ariz.) wing Vaughn Karvala will announce his college decision on Saturday, November 1.
The announcement is expected at 3:30 p.m. ET on the Bella Vista Prep YouTube channel.
The essentials
Wing, 6-foot-6, 180 pounds, Bella Vista Prep (Ariz.), Team Herro (Nike EYBL)
Karvala transferred to Bella Vista Prep in Scottsdale, Arizona, for his senior season. As a junior at Oregon High School (Wisc.), Karvala averaged 26.1 points, 9.5 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game.
247Sports Composite: 4-star (42)
247Sports: 54-star (47)
On3 Industry Ranking: 4-star (43)
ESPN: 4-star (30)
Rivals: 4-star (59)
The contenders
Karvala will choose between Cal, Indiana and Xavier. He took official visits to all three schools. Xavier had the first official visit in June and Karvala visited Cal and IU in October.
He also had scholarship offers from Alabama, Arizona State, Colorado State, Iowa, Marquette, Missouri, Ole Miss, Syracuse, Villanova, Washington and Wisconsin.
Predictions
The 247Sports Crystal Ball has a staff projection for Karvala to choose Indiana with a “high” confidence rating.
The On3 recruiting prediction machine, which utilizes machine learning to forecast college choices, has Indiana as the heavy favorite.
Anonymous college basketball insider Trilly Donovan has also logged a projection for Karvala to choose IU.
Karvala highlights
How to follow the announcement
Karvala will announce his decision Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET via the Bella Vista Prep YouTube Channel.
(Photo credit: Nike EYBL)
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