First-year University of Cincinnati men's basketball coach Wes Miller picked up a major commitment Thursday.
Four-star shooting guard Daniel Skillings from Roman Catholic High School in Philadelphia announced on Twitter his commitment to the Bearcats.
Skillings is the 89th-best player in the nation, the 10th-best shooting guard in the country and the second-best player in Pennsylvania, according to 247Sports.com.
The 6-foot-6, 185-pound wing, who visited the UC campus on Sept. 3, listed Cincinnati among his top five choices on Sept. 17 along with Pittsburgh, NC State, Virginia Tech and the University of Miami.
Rhode Island, Georgia, St. John's, Temple and Minnesota made up the rest of Skillings' top 10.
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The Bearcats open their 2021-22 non-conference schedule Tuesday, Nov. 9 against Evansville at Fifth Third Arena.