Egor Demin becomes BYU’s first 5-star prospect in program history

The wait is over for Egor Demin .

BYU’s highly touted international signee has finally been given a prospect rating from 247 Sports, who tabbed Demin as a five-star recruit Friday .

The belated rating marks the first-ever five-star commit in Cougars program history.

247 Sports also ranked Demin as the No. 16 overall player in the class of 2024, calling him “a potential one-and-done prospect.”

Prior to Demin’s five-star status, BYU had the No. 26 overall recruiting class in the country and the No. 6 class within the Big 12. While the rankings haven’t yet been updated with Demin’s grade, the Cougars will surely receive a boost once he is factored into the equation.

News of Demin’s commitment to BYU broke on May 28 , with the Cougars officially announcing his signing on June 17 .

The 6-foot-8, 18-year-old Russian talent played in 21 games for Real Madrid 2 this past season. He averaged 13 points, 5.1 rebounds and 4.3 assists while shooting 57.1% from the field.

Demin will likely be BYU’s first NBA draft selection since Jimmer Fredette in 2011, being projected to go as high as No. 9 overall next summer in various mock drafts.