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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, VAArkansas
5Christian CollinsPFBellflower, CAUSC
6Caleb HoltSGFort Lauderdale, FLArizona
7Jason Crowe Jr.CGInglewood, CAMissouri
8Tajh ArizaSFBellflower, CAOregon
9Dylan MingoCGGlen Head, NYNorth Carolina
10Miikka MuurinenPFChandler, AZEurope
11Ikenna AlozieCGGlendale, AZHouston
12Bruce Branch IIISFFort Lauderdale, FLBYU
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

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