Another highly regarded former basketball recruit is coming to Seton Hall via the transfer portal.
Zion Harmon, a 6-foot-2 sophomore point guard from Bethune-Cookman, committed to the Pirates on Saturday. He is the Hall’s fifth transfer for 2024-25 — four of them were rated four stars coming out of high school.
He has three things you should know about Harmon, who has two years of eligibility remaining.
1. He was a youth basketball prodigy.
A native of Maryland, Harmon played two years of high school ball while still in high school, was a member of the U.S. Under-16 National Team, and was a consensus top-75 four-star recruit in the class of 2021. Seton Hall was among her suitors at that time, and Harmon paid an official visit to South Orange at that time before choosing Western Kentucky. His other official visits when he was in high school: Kansas, Maryland and Louisville.
He never played at Western Kentucky, dropping out midway through the 2021-22 season before transferring to Bethune-Cookman. “Personal reasons,” Western Kentucky coach Rick Stansbury said at the time.
Worth noting: As a result of his prodigy days, Harmon has 217k followers on Instagram.
2. He produced as the lead guard at Bethune-Cookman.
Over two seasons with the Wildcats, Harmon averaged 14.1 points, 2.1 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 1.3 steals and 2.9 turnovers per game. He shot 39 percent from the field, .299 from 3-point range and .876 from the free throw line.
He was first-team All-SWAC last season after earning second-team and freshman of the year honors in 2022-23. The Wildcats finished 17-17 in 2023-24, including 11-7 in the SWAC.
Harmon’s performance against majors as a sophomore: 11 points on 4-of-11 shooting with 2 steals and 3 turnovers in a loss at Minnesota, and 7 points on 3-of-9 shooting with 2 assists, 2 blocks and 2 turnovers in a loss at Mississippi State. As a freshman, he had a 15-point, 7-assist, 3-turnover loss at Iowa (he shot 5-of-18).
3. He will share point guard duties in the Hall.
No player can replace Kadary Richmond, and Pirates coach Shaheen Holloway has made it clear that his preferred style is to share playmaking duties between three guards rather than relying on a ball-dominant guide dog. It seems clear that Harmon and Old Dominion transfer Chaunce Jenkins will be two of those guys.
Adding a big impact will be a priority now. Seton Hall was recently visited by highly regarded East Carolina transfer Ezra Ausar. Stay tuned.
Seton Hall Projected Depth Chart for 2024-25
Guards (4): Chaunce Jenkins, Dylan Addae-Wusu (projecting him to stay), Zion Harmon, Jahseem Felton.
Wings (2): Isaiah Coleman, Scotty Middleton.
Large (5): Prince Aligbe, Gus Yalden, David Tubek, Godswill Erheriene, Assane Mbaye.
Jerry Carino has covered the New Jersey sports scene since 1996 and college basketball since 2003. He is an Associated Press Top 25 Voter. Contact him at jcarino@gannettnj.com.
This article originally appeared in the Asbury Park Press: Seton Hall basketball adds Bethune-Cookman transfer Zion Harmon
