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2026 Basketball Recruit Rankings

Ranking of the top 20 basketball recruits in the 2026 college basketball recruiting class.

Recruit Rankings by Class
2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017
 Name HometownCollege
1Tyran StokesSFSherman Oaks, CA
2Baba OladotunSFSilver Spring, MDMaryland
3Brandon McCoyCGBellflower, CA
4Jordan SmithCGFairfax, VA
5Christian CollinsPFBellflower, CA
6Caleb HoltSGFort Lauderdale, FL
7Jason Crowe Jr.CGInglewood, CAMissouri
8Tajh ArizaSFBellflower, CAOregon
9Dylan MingoCGGlen Head, NYUNC Offer
10Miikka MuurinenPFChandler, AZEurope
11Ikenna AlozieCGGlendale, AZHouston
12Bruce Branch IIISFFort Lauderdale, FL
13Anthony ThompsonSFHudson, OHOhio State
14Toni BryantPFZephyrhills, FLMissouri
15Caleb GaskinsPFMiami, FLMiami
16Taylen KinneyPGAtlanta, GAKansas
17Alex ConstanzaSFGeneva, OHGeorgetown
18Cameron HolmesSFGoodyear, AZArizona
19Deron Rippey Jr.PGBlairstown, NJDuke
20Qayden SamuelsSFDistrict Heights, MDAlabama

Basketball Recruiting News
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College Basketball Recruiting
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