No. 1 2026 WBB recruit Jerzy Robinson shares 2-word reaction for Kansas State signee from Sierra Canyon 

On Thursday, ESPN five-star recruit Jerzy Robinson congratulated fellow basketball player Jaden Nickens' on his commitment to Kansas' Jayhawks. She shared a post from KU Football about Nickens' signing on her Instagram story with her 63,000 thousand followers.

"My Dawggg," she captioned the story.

Jerzy Robinson reacts to Jaden Nickens' Kansas commitment via Instagram/@jerzyrobinson

Former ESPN four-star recruit Jayden Nickens, who played Wide Receiver for Sierra Canyon, signed with the Jayhawks on Thursday. Last Month, Nickens publicly committed to play both, football and basketball for Kansas and even then, Robinson had shared her delight on her Instagram.

In an interview with On3, Nickens shared his delight over his commitment.

"It just all came together. The basketball staff started recruiting me first, then I started talking to the football staff a couple of weeks later. They got on the same page, I got the offer on Sept. 28 and I made my decision."

"Kansas is a great basketball school, they are building a top football program and I get to play both sports for a great school that have great coaches. I love how those coaches worked together to recruit me, how they both want me to play both sports and it is a great fit for me.”

Nickens had also received offers from the Sooners and the Cowboys, among many, but chose to go with Kansas.

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Jerzy Robinson to become the No. 1 recruit in the class of 2026

Combo Guard Jerzy Robinson is considered one of the well-regarded basketball players of the Class Of 2026 at Sierra Canyon. Johnson was named to the 2023 FIBA U16 Women's Championship in Merida, Mexico.

In an interview with USA Basketball, she spoke about her selection.

"This is the highest of the high,” Robinson said. “It's such an honor to wear this jersey to represent your country. I'm just gonna work hard, do everything I can so that we can come home with this gold medal and honor the people that came before us."

And Johnson did prove her mettle. The 6-foot-1 hooper is the youngest player to win MVP at the tournament. She scored 17.3 points and 10.2 rebounds, leading her team to the gold medal with a 6-0 record.

Jerzy Robinson hails from Phoenix, Arizona and played high school basketball for Desert Vista and Sierra Canyon. In her freshman year at Desert Vista, she averaged 22 points with 8.2 rebounds, leading her school to the first Arizona Interscholastic Association basketball Open Division championship. She even earned the MaxPreps Arizona High School Girls Basketball Player of the Year for the 2022-23 season.

She transferred to Sierra Canyon under coach Alicia Komaki for her sophomore year and averaged 22.5 points and 10 rebounds. Her performance was praised, and she was named to the Los Angeles Times All-Star team and the MaxPreps sophomore All-America Team.

In an interview with the Los Angeles Daily News, Jerzy Robinson shared her delight about moving to LA for her sophomore year.

"I’m living the dream, honestly. To be able to be in LA, be in Hollywood, have these great teammates and great resources as coaches and things around us, it’s honestly a dream come true."

"Everybody wants it out here. We all work super hard and we try to challenge each other and be competitive, but at the end of the day, we really love each other and we do it out of love."

This year, in January, Jerzy Robinson, represented by Klutch Sports, signed a NIL deal with Nike, joining the likes of Bronny James, JuJu Watkins and Caitlin Clark.

According to On3, she has received offers from Grand Canyon, Arizona, Texas, and USC, among many others. As of now, she hasn't committed to any university.