5-star Princeton guard Kameron Mercer gets Cincinnati Bearcats offer

On March 22, sophomore guard Kameron Mercer won an Ohio Division I state basketball title with his Princeton Vikings team in Dayton.

A little over a month later, the five-star prospect has been offered by new University of Cincinnati Bearcats coach Jerrod Calhoun. Mercer posted the news on his social media accounts May 5.

Technically, Mercer was first offered by the Bearcats in Oct. 2024 when he was a freshman at Huntington Expressions Prep in West Virginia. That offer came from the Wes Miller staff. Jerrod Calhoun's staff got him in for a visit and made the recent offer.

UC now joins the likes of Florida State, Georgia State, Maryland, Missouri, North Carolina State, Ohio State, UCF, Villanova and Xavier in pursuing the 6-foot-5, 200-pound shooting guard.

Princeton's Kam Mercer drives to the basket during their Division I state championship win over Hilliard Bradley Sunday, March 22 at University of Dayton Arena. Mercer was offered by the Cincinnati Bearcats May 5.

After averaging 11 points, six rebounds and five assists playing older competition at Huntington, Mercer was originally headed to Overtime Elite in Atlanta but elected to come back to Cincinnati to play for Bryan Wyant at Princeton High School.

The result was a 25-3 record with the sophomore scoring 14.2 points per game along with 5.4 rebounds per contest. He was third in the Greater Miami Conference in assists with 3.4 per game and second in steals at 2.4. The Vikings won their first boys' state basketball title.