Overview

• ESPN ranks Montonati No. 44 nationally in the 2026 class, while 247Sports lists him as a four-star at No. 74.
• He chose the Cowboys over offers from programs including Kansas, Houston, Alabama, Arkansas, Michigan, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Tennessee and USC after visits that included Kansas State and Oklahoma.
• Montonati said OSU prioritized him throughout recruitment, including a midnight in-home visit when the September contact period opened.
• The 6-foot-6 wing is viewed as a floor-spacing shooter after averaging 15.8 points on the Nike EYBL and scoring 29 at Peach Jam, and he won USA U16 gold in 2023.
• The Owasso star is a two-time Gatorade Oklahoma Player of the Year and The Oklahoman’s 2025 Super 5 Player of the Year after leading Class 6A with 23.3 points per game.