Odom hands out 3 offers to Class of ’26 prospects

By Jerry Ratcliffe

Virginia’s coaching staff has been busy during the NCAA’s live evaluation period and has offered at least three prospects from the recruiting class of 2026.

Coach Ryan Odom & Co., have extended offers to these three players, two of them from the Lone Star State: Guard/small forward Bo Ogden from Austin, Tex.; Christian Gibson, combo guard from Houston; and forward Trey Thompson from Greeneville, Tenn.

Here’s a brief bio on each of the three prospects:

BO OGDEN/ 6-foot-6, 4-star, with a 247Sports composite rating of No. 70 nationally (‘26), No. 26 small forward, No. 7 overall recruit in Texas. The 247Sports rating is a composite of the three major recruiting services (247, On3, Rivals).

Considered by some scouts as one of the most underrated players in the country. Ogden, who at times appears to have a Kon Kneupple shooting ability, is the Adidas SSB circuit’s leading scorer, averaging 25.3 points per game with an insane 3-point shooting percentage currently at 72.7. He’s also shooting at an amazing 66.7 percent on overall field-goal attempts and 100 percent from the free-throw line.

Ogden, whose stock will likely zoom over the summer, has already been offered by Virginia, Texas, SMU and Purdue.

CHRISTIAN GIBSON/ 6-6, 4-Star, with a 247Sports composite rating of No. 61 nationally (‘26), No. 8 shooting guard, No. 6 overall prospect in Texas.

Presently leading the EYBL circuit in scoring, he put up 28 points in a recent outing vs. the Kentucky Targets (12 for 20 FG) in a head-to-head matchup of big-time guard prospects, outscoring Ky’s 5-star Jordan Smith (18 points).

He has been offered by UVA, Virginia Tech, Houston, Oklahoma State, TCU, Ole Miss, Texas Tech and UNLV, and is now being recruited by both Alabama and Kentucky.

Odom and associate HC Griff Aldrich recently scouted Gibson during a tournament in Memphis.

TREY THOMPSON/ 6-8, 220, 4-star, stretch-4, who has been invited to the NBPA Top 100 Camp (which used to be in Charlottesville). Thompson has a 247Sports composite rating of No. 137 nationally, No. 28 power forward, No. 5 overall prospect in the state of Tennessee.

Holds offers from Virginia, Virginia Tech, Villanova, Stanford, Tennessee, Purdue, Indiana State and Xavier. Has visited Louisville and Tennessee.

Playing on the Adidas 3SSB circuit, Thompson has averaged 18 points over 8 games this spring, 58.2 percent FG, 42.9 percent 3-pointers. During three games in Texas last weekend, Thompson averaged 20.7 points, 6.3 rebounds and made 10 of 20 shots from Bonusphere.