The 6-11 center announced earlier this month that he will be taking his official visit to Gonzaga for Kraziness in the Kennel during the weekend of October 4th. Just a couple of weeks later, Sam Funches named his final 10 schools: the Zags, LSU, Cal, Vanderbilt, Jackson State, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Kansas State, Kansas, and Penn State.
NEWS: Sam Funches, a four-star big man in the class of 2026, is now down to 10 schools, @247Sports is told. Finalists: - Gonzaga - LSU - Cal - Vanderbilt - JSU
AD- Ole Miss - Mississippi State - Kansas State - Kansas - Penn Statehttps://t.co/UmhfPPUlGr pic.twitter.com/aMT0XQCUPW
— Dushawn London (@DushawnLondon1) July 24, 2025
According to Rivals, the four-star is ranked as the No. 30 overall recruit, No. 4 player at his position, and No. 1 from the state of Mississippi. Gonzaga assistant coach R-Jay Barsh has been handling his recruitment while Funches has been playing with Team Sipp United on the NXT Pro Circuit with Puma this summer.
He led Germantown to a Mississippi high school state championship in his junior campaign, the first in program history. In the 69-52 victory over Madison Central, Funches had 16 points.
Funches spoke with The Slipper Still Fits about what he’s looking for in a college, and his answer revolved completely around his development as a big man.
“He was talking about my development. Mainly development. It was something along the lines of like it’s not about what you do, but it’s about how you do it... They always go 110 percent.” - Sam Funches via The Slipper Still Fits
He has already taken official visits with the Kansas Jayhawks, Ole Miss Rebels, and California Golden Bears. Funches has scheduled additional trips with Kansas State from August 29th-31st, Mississippi State from September 26th-28th, and LSU from October 10th-12th.
Arden Cravalho is a Gonzaga University graduate from the Bay Area... Follow him on Twitter @a_cravalho
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