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2021 Basketball Recruit Rankings

Ranking of the top 20 basketball recruits in the 2021 college basketball recruiting class.

Recruit Rankings by Class
2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017
 Name HometownCollege
1Chet HolmgrenCMinneapolis, MNGonzaga
2Jalen DurenCMontverde, FLMemphis
3Emoni BatesSFYpsilanti, MIMemphis
4Jaden HardyCGHenderson, NVProfessional
5Paolo BancheroPFSeattle, WADuke
6Patrick BaldwinSFSussex, WIMilwaukee
7Jabari SmithPFTyrone, GAAuburn
8Caleb HoustanPFMontverde, FLMichigan
9Hunter SallisCGOmaha, NEGonzaga
10Kennedy ChandlerPGWichita, KSTennessee
11Peyton WatsonSFLong Beach, CAUCLA
12Daimion CollinsPFAtlanta, TXKentucky
13Michael FosterPFPhoenix, AZProfessional
14JD DavisonPGLetohatchee, ALAlabama
15AJ GriffinSFWhite Plains, NYDuke
16Scoot HendersonPGMarietta, GAProfessional
17Kendall BrownSFWichita, KSBaylor
18Moussa DiabatePFBradenton, FLMichigan
19Nathan BittleCNapa, CAOregon
20Max ChristieSGRolling Meadows, ILMichigan State

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