Alabama lands transfer portal commitment from former 5-star, Top 10 recruit
NEWS: Miami transfer guard Jalil Bethea, a former 5⭐️ recruit, has committed to Alabama, source told @On3sports.
The 6-5 freshman had a career-high 21 points on Syracuse in February. https://t.co/Oh9wBW0ELH pic.twitter.com/J9ECGFjvep — Joe Tipton (@TiptonEdits) April 6, 2025
The Alabama Crimson Tide continue to roll in the transfer portal, landing a commitment Sunday afternoon from one of their top targets in former Miami Hurricanes guard Jalil Bethea.
Bethea is the third transfer portal commitment for Alabama so far this offseason, joined by Bucknell center Noah Williamson and Florida State forward Taylor Bol Bowen.
The former Miami guard started 16-of-31 games for the Hurricanes during the 2024-25 season as a freshman in which he averaged 7.1 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game. Bethea also shot 36.8% from the field during the season, as well as 32.6% from three and 82% at the free throw line.
Prior to Miami, Bethea was considered one of the nation's top overall players in the 2024 recruiting class, ranking as the No. 7 overall prospect nationally according to the 247Sports Composite rankings. Considered as a five-star prospect, Bethea also ranked as the nation's No. 3 overall shooting guard, as well as the No. 1 player in the state of Pennsylvania where he attended Archbishop Wood High School.
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