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Archbishop Wood’s Jalil Bethea moves up to No. 9 in ESPN recruiting rankings

The 6-foot-4 shooting guard has offers from UCLA, Kansas, Temple, Penn State, and Villanova, among others.

Archbishop Wood’s Jalil Bethea shooting during the PIAA Class 6A semifinal against Roman Catholic on March 21.
Archbishop Wood’s Jalil Bethea shooting during the PIAA Class 6A semifinal against Roman Catholic on March 21.Read moreHeather Khalifa / Staff Photographer
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Jalil Bethea’s improvement has not gone unnoticed this summer. The Archbishop Wood shooting guard has been collecting college offers at a steady clip and has moved up in the 2024 recruiting rankings, notably into ESPN’s top 10.

The 6-foot-4 Bethea jumped from No. 43 in a previous version of the Top 100 rankings by ESPN’s Paul Biancardi.

Coming in at No. 9, Bethea has offers from UCLA, Kansas, Temple, Penn State, and Villanova, among others.

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Other locals on the ESPN list include Billy Richmond of Camden at No. 20, Imhotep Charter’s Ahmad Nowell at No. 30, Robert Wright, who played for Neumann Goretti but is now headed to Florida’s Montverde Academy, at No. 46, and Archbishop Ryan’s Thomas Sorber at No. 51.

In the 2025 rankings, Phelps School’s Will Riley was ranked No. 27 in ESPN’s Top 60.

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