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Utah basketball contacts 4-star 2027 guard

Originally posted on Utah Utes on SI | By Cole Forsman | Last updated Jun 19, 2025 7:39 PM ET

The Utah men's basketball program reportedly capitalized on an opportunity to get its foot in the door with several star-studded recruits in the 2027 class recently.

According to Recruits Zone, four-star guard Tavid Johnson was among the high school sophomores the Runnin' Utes reached out to after the initial contact period for the 2027 class went into effect June 15.

Johnson, a product of Francis Parker High School (California), was ranked by 247Sports Composite as the No. 4 combo guard in the country and the No. 31 recruit nationally.

INFO: Top-100 2027 prospect Tavid Johnson tells me he’s heard from the following schools since the initial contact period began:

Nebraska
Yale
Utah
Stanford
Old Dominion
Cal.
USC
St. Louis
Illinois
New Mexico
Washington
UCLA
Colorado St.
SDSU
TCU (✅)
UCSD
Arizona St. pic.twitter.com/xxxZ2bKA8m
— Recruits Zone (Blake Smith) (@recruitszone) June 17, 2025

The 6-foot-3 Johnson recently received offers from Arizona State, New Mexico, UNLV and TCU, in addition to holding offers from the likes of Cal, USC, Washington, Washington State and Stanford. In talking about his recruitment with Pro Insight, Johnson said he's had ideas of taking visits to see Arizona State and New Mexico, but doesn't have anything lined up at the moment. He added that Auburn and Alabama were his dream schools.

We spoke with ‘27 Tavid Lee Johnson at #UANext Session 2 in Hamilton and discussed his journey, his time with @allineliteua, who he watches on film, his love for @BobsBurgersFOX, the latest with his recruitment, and more (sound on). pic.twitter.com/D94lZdtOa0
— Pro Insight (@_proinsight) May 21, 2025

Utah also reached out to four-star DeMarcus Henry, top-35 prospect Jalen Davis and top-ranked center Paul Osaruyi after the contact period started. The Runnin' Utes offered the No. 1-rated player in the 2027 class, Baba Oladotun, on May 27.

During a contact period, college coaches can receive calls and messages from college coaches. Recruits can take official visits starting Aug. 1, leading up to their junior year of high school.