Richmond native Isaiah Cozart joins EKU basketball program
Richmond native Isaiah Cozart joins EKU basketball program
During his prep career at Madison Central High School, Cozart was named Gatorade Kentucky Boys Basketball Player of the Year and was a runner-up for Kentucky Mr. Basketball.
Cozart has spent the past three seasons in Western Kentucky.
During his prep career at Madison Central High School, Cozart was named Gatorade Kentucky Boys Basketball Player of the Year and was a runner-up for Kentucky Mr. Basketball. He was rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports and Rivals.
The two-time first-team All-State selection averaged 20 points, 12.2 rebounds, 5.8 blocks and one assist per game as a senior. He was chosen as the 11th Regional Player of the Year that season. He finished his career with 1,575 points, 1,268 rebounds and a state record 716 blocked shots.
Cozart is the latest addition to a recruiting class currently ranked 65th in the country by 247Sports. The class also includes EKU’s first-ever ESPN four-star rookie in point guard Leland Walker, three-star point guard Tayshawn Comer, former four-star high school prospect Taelon Martin, three-star high school center David Onanina, junior college All – American John Ukomadu, Kentucky M. Basketball Turner Buttry, 6-foot-10 forward Dardan Kapiti and 6-foot-4 shooter Jackson Holt. Walker and Comer were ranked among the top 40 high school point guards in the nation.
EKU’s class is ranked higher than programs such as South Carolina (66th), Kansas State (67th), Connecticut (73rd), Georgia (79th), Oklahoma State ( 81st), Arizona (83rd), Mississippi State (86th), and North Carolina. State (94th). This is the highest rated Eastern Kentucky class in the age of internet recruiting.
“I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to bring Isaiah home,” the Eastern Kentucky head coach said. A. W. Hamilton said. “He’s going to have a major impact on our programme, on and off the pitch.”
Cozart played 19 games as a rookie at WKU in 2019-20. He shot 64% from the field as a sophomore in 2020-21. Cozart hit 67% of his shots last season and blocked three shots in a game twice.