The 6-foot-11, 215-pound senior forward/center led the Timberwolves to a 26-0 record and the 5A state championship this past season. Ranked as the nation’s No. 65 recruit in the class of 2023 by ESPN, Buchanan averaged 15.2 points, 9.8 rebounds, 1.9 steals, 1.9 blocks and 3 assists per game. He was also named to the Nike Hoop Summit Team USA squad.
Buchanan has maintained a 3.87 weighted GPA in the classroom. He has signed a national letter of intent to play basketball on scholarship at the University of Virginia this fall.
Buchanan has volunteered locally working with youth basketball players once a week. He also has donated his time as the coach of a second-grade basketball team.