The start of September has been a very busy month for the Gonzaga coaching staff. On Friday alone, the Zags visited with three different recruits in the 2027 class, sending assistant coach Zach Norvell out to Milwaukee to see 4-star guard Dooney Johnson and watching a pair of top 25 recruits from Arizona in Darius Wabbington and Demarcus Henry.
Henry is the highest-ranked of the trio, coming in at No. 22 in the 2027 class, according to 247Sports’ updated class rankings. The 6’6 wing is set to play for Compass Prep High School in Chandler, AZ this year — the same high school where Gonzaga freshman Davis Fogle played last year, after beginning his high school career in Anacortes, WA. Henry played last year at Mater Dei, however, so he was not teammates with Fogle.
Gonzaga was reportedly in town to see Henry alongside Louisville, who are both joining USC, Utah, and Ohio State in visiting the small forward this week. Henry already has five scholarship offers, coming from Oregon, Washington, UNLV, Cincinnati, and Ohio State.
Henry has significant familial connections to the Buckeyes. His older brother, Chris Henry Jr, is committed to play wide receiver at Ohio State in 2026, while his sister Seini just redshirted for the Ohio State women’s basketball team last year…