Braylon Mullins gives UConn basketball another top-25 commitment

Top-25 senior Braylon Mullins committed to UConn on Wednesday, giving Dan Hurley and the Huskies their third top-25 commitment in the 2025 class.

Mullins chose UConn over home state Indiana and North Carolina, took official visits to all three programs and hosted coaches from all three schools multiple times in the past month.

“I felt it was the best decision and best fit for myself to play for Coach Hurley,” Mullins told ESPN. “Coming off back-to-back national championships, he understands winning and that means a lot to me.”

Hurley and his staff turned up the heat on Mullins last spring, extended a scholarship offer and then brought him to campus that summer. Mullins pointed to the relationship he developed with Harley — as well as the chance to win a title — as the main reason for his commitment.

“I also had a great relationship with Coach Hurley. We would text, talk, FaceTime,” Mullins said. “The relationship I developed with him and winning the national championship came together and helped me and my decision. A national championship is the ultimate goal when you go to college. I want to get a chance for that.”

“(Harley is) a very upfront person,” Mullins continued. “He’ll make you work hard. He’ll coach you hard. Some people don’t like that. It brings the best out of me.”

A 6-foot-5 shooting guard from Greenfield Central High School (Indiana), Mullins is one of the leading scorers and shooters in the 2025 class. He’s ranked No. 24 on the ESPN 100, raising his stock significantly during the spring and summer with Indiana Elite on the Adidas 3SSB circuit after battling a stress fracture during the high school season.

In 17 games on the 3SSB circuit, Mullins averaged 19.4 points and shot 47.3% from 3-point range — making at least four 3-pointers in nine games. He went 3-for-6 against Upward Stats and made eight 3-pointers in an April game against Dreamvision.

Mullins is more than just a shooter, with the ability to read defenses, make good decisions and be an effective playmaker in transition or in the half court. He’s a movement shooter who understands how to move without the ball and get open.

“Braylon is a great decision maker, always making the right play at the right time,” Greenfield Central coach Luke Meredith said. “He’s the best shooter in the country in my opinion. Great vision, good size for his position, willing passer, good finishing with both hands and an elite basketball IQ for passing and boot. Just a special player and an even better young man.”

Mullins is UConn’s third top-25 commitment in the 2025 class — only one other school already has multiple top-25 recruits (Duke, with two).

Mullins joins Darius Adams (No. 19), who announced in late September, and Eric Reibe (No. 23), who committed last week. According to ESPN Research, this is the first time UConn has received multiple top-25 recruits in the same class since the ESPN recruiting database began in 2007.

The Huskies have now landed 10 ESPN 100 prospects in the past three classes.