As Iowa fans celebrate the Hawkeyes officially signing former four-star forward and Miami transfer Isaiah Johnson-Arigu, Iowa added another addition to its future recently that might have flown under the radar for some.
During the holiday season, Iowa basketball secured the second member to its 2025 recruiting class with the commitment of Dezmon Briscoe on Dec. 20.
The 6-foot-8, 220-pound big man from Crispus Attucks High School in Indianapolis, Ind., is listed as a three-star recruit, according to the 247Sports Composite. Per 247Sports’ composite, Briscoe is ranked 204th nationally, as the No. 33 center and as the No. 8 player from Indiana.
Despite reportedly being offered by the Hawkeyes back in March 2023, Briscoe revealed his top six schools over the summer, comprising of DePaul, Xavier, Iowa, Duquesne, Butler, and Cincinnati. Briscoe had also previously been pursued by Notre Dame and Ohio State, among others.
Briscoe played for Indiana Elite, one of the Midwest’s premiere grassroots travel basketball organizations, producing multiple NBA talents, including Glenn Robinson Jr., Eric Gordon, Shawn Kemp, Zach Randolph, and many others.
Iowa dipped into the Indiana Elite prospect pool this past offseason by signing freshman forward Cooper Koch, who played on their 2024 roster that finished 106-7 over three years.
Briscoe joins Badara Diakite in the Hawkeyes’ 2025 recruiting class. Diakite signed with Iowa in November.
Diakite is a top-100 recruit per ESPN. ESPN ranks Diakite as its 99th player overall in the 2025 class, as its No. 17 forward and as the No. 2 player from Connecticut. Diakite is a four-star signee per ESPN and Rivals.
“Badara is an extremely talented, versatile player with a great feel for the game,” McCaffery said of Diakite in November. “He can stretch the floor with his 3-point shooting, he can guard any position one through five and he is an even better person. We’re thrilled to have him as part of the Hawkeye family.”
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