CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — 4-star small forward Billy White III made two big decisions live on the Rivals live stream on Thursday. The senior chose to forgo his senior season at at Veterans Memorial High School, and announced his commitment to Southern Methodist University.

"I mean SMU my relationship with the coaches was unmatched. I mean every coach really believes in me and that's what I'm really looking to do," said White III. "They see me coming and making an impact."

White III will finish up his classes online in a month or sooner before graduating high school and joining the SMU basketball program.

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To make this happen he reclassified to the class of 2025. White III had climbed up the class of 2026 prospect rankings. 247Sports had White at No. 33 in the country and R

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