Ohio State officially locked up its point guard of the future on Monday.
D.J. Carton, a five-star point guard, signed his National Letter of Intent with the Buckeyes on Monday, joining four-star forward Alonzo Gaffney who inked his signature on Wednesday. E.J. Liddell, the other committed prospect in Ohio State's 2019 class, is expected to sign his National Letter of Intent at 6:30 p.m. Monday.
It's official! @DJCarton is now a Buckeye! Ohio State is getting a great players and a tremendous person pic.twitter.com/cVVTe1FQUo
— Matt Randazzo (@MattRandazzo) November 19, 2018
The Carton File
- CLASS: 2019
- SIZE: 6-foot-1, 190 pounds
- POS: PG
- SCHOOL: Bettendorf (Iowa)
- COMPOSITE RATING: ★★★★★
- COMPOSITE RANK: 24
The trio of Carton, Gaffney and Liddell make up the eighth-ranked 2019 recruiting class in the country and the top-ranked class in the Big Ten. Carton, the No. 24 overall prospect and the top-ranked point guard is his class, is the top prospect in Ohio State's class.
The Bettendorf, Iowa, prospect committed to Ohio State on July 14, becoming the second prospect committed. He was originally offered a scholarship by the Buckeyes on Dec. 19, 2017.
Carton will join a backcourt with Luther Muhammad, Duane Washington Jr., Florida State transfer C.J. Walker and Musa Jallow. He and Walker are expected to take the bulk of minutes as point guards, but as Holtmann has shown this season, he's more than happy to play three or four guards at a time.
