Top-10 center recruit lists Gonzaga in his final schools

Funches has seven official visits lined up over the next three months, starting with a trip to Nashville, Tennessee, on Aug. 1 to see Mark Byington and the Commodores, and ending with a excursion out to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for a visit with Matt McMahon and the Tigers on Oct. 10. Prior to his LSU visit, Funches will be in Spokane from Oct. 3-5 on his official visit to Gonzaga, coinciding with the Bulldogs' annual Kraziness in the Kennel event.

Xavier (Aug. 22), Kansas State (Aug. 29), TCU (Sept. 19) and Mississippi State (Sept. 26) have also arranged visits with Funches, who's also been on official visits with Ole Miss, Kansas and Cal.

A product of Germantown High School (Mississippi), Funches has been tabbed by 247Sports as the No. 1 player from Mississippi and the No. 10 center recruit in the 2026 class. He's also earned a top-100 grade, checking in as the No. 98-ranked prospect nationally, and a four-star rating from ESPN, 247Sports and Rivals.

In addition to his finalists, Funches' offer sheet includes Alabama, Auburn, Arkansas, Creighton, Indiana, Michigan, NC State, Missouri, SMU and Texas A&M, among others.

Funches, who missed out on a visit with the Zags that was previously set for February, will instead have a front row seat for an early look at the 2025-26 team. Kraziness has long served as a major recruiting tool for Mark Few and company, with star-studded prospects like Braden Huff (2021), Chet Holmgren, Jalen Suggs and Julian Strawther (2019) committing to Gonzaga after experiencing the Bulldogs' preseason festivities for themselves.

Gonzaga hasn't announced details regarding the next Kraziness event, though it'll presumably take place during the school's fall family weekend, which is held annually during the first weekend of October.

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