Miami Inks Two Players on National Signing Day
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – University of Miami men’s basketball coach Jim Larrañaga announced the signing of Matthew Able and Ben Ahmed Wednesday afternoon. Able and Ahmed are both four-star recruits per the 247Sports Composite ranking.
A 6-foot-5, 190-pound guard from Tampa, Fla., Able checks in as the No. 34 player in the class of 2025 per 247Sports Composite rankings. Rivals, On3 and 247Sports all consider Able a top-40 recruit, while ESPN ranks him as No. 56 overall and the nation’s No. 13 shooting guard.
Able played for Austin Rivers SE Elite on the 3SSB Circuit in 2024, averaging 13.6 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.4 steals in 19 games. He shot 44.8 percent from 3-point range and 82.5 percent from the charity stripe in those contests.
In Able’s final 3SSB Circuit game, he totaled 35 points and seven rebounds, while shooting 70 percent (7of-10) from beyond the arc.
The guard helped Berkeley Prep to a 23-7 overall record in 2023-24, but will play his senior season at Sagemont Prep in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
“Matthew Able is a very athletic combo guard who shoots the ball very well and plays hard each time he steps on the court. He was an unranked prospect going into the summer, but he continued to get better every day and finished the circuit among the top-50 players in the nation. Matthew will be a terrific addition to our program next season.”
A 6-foot-9, 300-pound center from Putnam, Conn., Ahmed is the No. 94 player in the nation per 247Sports Composite rankings and the second-best player out of Connecticut.
During the 2024 3SSB Circuit, Ahmed averaged 9.0 points and 7.3 rebounds per game, while shooting 47.1 percent from the field.
Ahmed helped Putnam Science Academy win the National Prep Championship title in 2022-23 and helped the team to a runner-up finish in 2023-24. Ahmed originally comes from Kaduna State, Nigeria.
“Ben Ahmed is a big-bodied low-post player who has an elite left-handed scoring ability around the basket. He is high-energy player and a capable passer in the high-post area. Ben is going to be a great part of the Miami program in the coming years.”
