Washington basketball adds two guards during early 2027 signing period

As the Washington Huskies continue their pursuit of in-state five-star guard Jalen Davis in the 2027 class, Danny Sprinkle's coaching staff added two prospects to the roster on the first day of the early signing period.Here's what the head coach had to say about the pair of guards.4-star G Jimmie "Tripp" Haywood✍️ 𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗡𝗘𝗗!Welcome to Montlake, Tripp! pic.twitter.com/8McVvVlPzP— Washington Men's Basketball (@UW_MBB) November 12, 2026The 6-foot-4 Haywood, who began his career at Seattle's Garfield High School before transferring to Compass Prep in Arizona, is ranked as the No. 131 overall prospect and No. 15 shooting guard in the 2027 class by 247Sports."Tripp, obviously, local kid, super talented," Sprinkle said on Thursday. "His dad was a tremendous player, from Seattle, played at Oregon State. But Tripp is, he's just coming into his own. I don't even want to say the word late bloomer, but...he has no idea how good he can be. He's 6-foot-4, he's a dynamic athlete, he's tough, he's competitive. He could really be dynamic defensively. He can play the one, the two; he can play any guard spot. He's really, really improved his shooting since I've been watching him the last two years since he was at Garfield, and he's starting to shoot the ball at a really good clip, which you need in this league. He's a ball-handling guard that can make shots, and the more of those guys that you have at this level, you better have 3 or 4 of them on your roster, and he's definitely one. Really excited to get him."G RJ Barhoum✍️ 𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗡𝗘𝗗! Welcome to Montlake, @rjbarhoum! pic.twitter.com/yk3AHoqPXs— Washington Men's Basketball (@UW_MBB) November 11, 2026Barhoum is an under-the-radar addition from Clackamas High School in Oregon, who also held offers from Air Force and Eastern Washington, but chose the Huskies thanks to a strong relationship with assistant coach Mike Mennegna."RJ, developmental guy, but he's got great size," Sprinkle said. "He's 6-foot-5; you could probably see clips; he can shoot it from half court; he really can. He's thin right now, and obviously we're not recruiting him to come in and make an impact next year or possibly even the second year. We know he's a long time, long-term developmental player, but we're excited about the person he is and his work ethic is second to none. But he can just really, really shoot the basketball in that size."This article originally appeared on Huskies Wire: Washington basketball adds two guards during early 2027 signing period