Prospect-Central - Class of 2026 - Point Guards |
It really is true what they say about time; ⏰ it flies by and waits for no man. That certainly is the case when it comes to high school freshmen watchlist's. Every year we get older and every year they stay the same age. It was actually 10-years ago when Prospect-Central released its first high school basketball freshmen watchlist and it's safe to say some of the players have lived up to the hype.
It was for the Class of 2016 and it made up half of the 2017 NBA Draft's Lottery selections, including 4 of the top 5 picks! 👀 Here are just a few of the recognizable 9th grade names that were featured at the time; Jayson Tatum, Bam Adebayo, De'Aaron Fox, Lonzo Ball, Malik Monk, Josh Jackson, Dennis Smith, Jr., Harry Giles, Thon Maker, Payton Pritchard, Terrance Ferguson, & Caleb Swanigan (RIP).
Now just as those players were beginning to embark on their high school basketball journey, c/o 2026 recruits were turning 4 & 5-years old. 😳 Fast forward to the present day however, and you'll find those same little kids, aren't so little anymore. It's their time to shine now and from the looks of it, they seem more than capable of capturing the moment.
Ikenna Alozie: (NJ) Class of 2026 |
For example, by the time they graduate high school some of these recruits will have reclassified both up and down a grade, some will have quit basketball to pursue other sports (most likely football), and some of them will have even ended their athletic dreams altogether to focus on other passions, like dancing on Tik Tok perhaps :) 🤦🏽♂️
Then again, for the players that end up becoming the cream of the crop, they're about to stack more bread than most of us will see in a lifetime. From NIL (name, image, likeness) money to $100K 💵 contracts from Overtime Elite, the landscape of high school basketball is big business for the players now, which is yet another thing that has changed over time. I can only imagine what everything will look like in another 4-years once these recruits have ended their high school careers come 2026.
Last but not least time changes a person's body, especially the bodies of 14 & 15-year old's. So while these recruits are labeled a certain position, it's more for organizational purposes than anything else, considering some of them will change positions as time goes by and they continue to grow into their frames. As you'll find out later, genes 🧬 work in mysterious ways and play a predominant role in the life of a basketball player. There are over 500 incoming high school freshmen selected for Prospect-Central's c/o 2026 Watchlist, separated into four positional sections, with 10 players featured for each section, 20 honorable mentions, & the rest are names to keep an eye on for the future. 👀
Stacking up with its predecessor's, Class of 2026 definitely has some legit prospects for the next level, but as of right now it appears to be an average class with no generational talent. Of course nothing is set in stone as more players should emerge throughout the years. For the incoming high school freshmen featured in this article however, time is of the essence. High school may seem like it lasts an eternity, but in reality it’s just a blur and the clock is about to start ticking. So, how good can the Class of 2026 become once it's all said and done? Clearly only time will tell. ⏳
* c/o 2026 PG's; alphabetical order: SG / SF / PF/C's
Ikenna Alozie pg/sg / 6'4'' 180 / New JerseyLast time @KevinRobertsJr5 will ever play Jr. High Basketball! Bittersweet! He didn’t get to play in the last game of the season due to covid protocol so he was ready to return! He capped off his season with 17pts 8 Boards&ALMOST caught another body in 2&a half quarters of play! pic.twitter.com/P8XzZMxo9c
— Kevin Roberts (@CoachKRob21) January 21, 2022
c/o 2026 (9th Grade) Honorable Mentions PG's - 20
Stephon Ashley-Wright pg / 6'0'' 145 / Pennsylvania
Doni Burkett pg / 6'1'' 150 / Washington
Marquis Clark pg / 6'2" 150 / Illinois
Rashod Cotton, Jr. pg / 6'0'' 150 / California
Jamson Coulter, Jr. pg/sg / 6'2'' 160 / Illinois
Jason Crowe, Jr. pg / 6'0'' 145 / California
Jyi Dawkins pg / 6'0'' 150 / North Carolina
Isaac Ellis pg / 5'10'' 145 / North Carolina
Jalen Grant pg / 6'0'' 155 / New Jersey
Peyton Kemp pg / 5'11'' 145 / Michigan
Taylen Kinney pg / 6'0'' 155 / Kentucky
Trevon Lewis pg/sg / 6'3'' 160 / New York
Cameron Lomax pg / 6'1'' 150 / Texas
DeAnthony McJames pg / 5'10" 140 / Missouri
Darien Moore pg/sg / 6'3'' 160 / New York
Oscar Patterson pg/sg / 6'2'' 170 / Missouri
Jordan Powell pg/sg / 6'2'' 170 / North Carolina
Rich Rosa / 5'11" 150 / New Jersey
Jordan Skyers pg/sg / 6'3'' 170 / New York
Scoop Smith pg / 5'7'' 140 / Pennsylvania
c/o 2026 (9th Grade) Watchlist PG's - 100 +
Brandon Addison pg / 5'8" 135 / Indiana
Amari Addy pg / 5'10" 140 / Ohio
Gavin Ahlstrom pg / 5'10" 140 / Nevada
C.J. Aldrich pg / 5'9'' 140 / California
Jaylohn Allen pg / 5'9'' 140 / Michigan
Nick Arnold pg / 5'10" 145 / North Carolina
Jordan Askew pg / 5'11'' 150 / California
Ian Bailey pg / 6'1'' 155 / North Carolina
Martay Barnes pg / 6'1'' 150 / Florida
Nolan Barnes pg / 5'11" 140 / New Jersey
Kobe Bazemore pg / 6'0'' 145 / Pennsylvania
Trey Beamer pg / 6'1'' 145 / Virginia
Isaiah Bean-Brittian pg / 6'1'' 160 / Massachusetts
Larry Benson pg / 5'9'' 140 / Tennessee
Keriawn Berry pg / 6'2'' 155 / Kentucky
D.J. Biggins pg / 6'0'' 145 / Connecticut
Darius Bivens pg / 5'10'' 145 / Virginia
Brad Brown pg / 6'0" 145 / New Jersey
Ethan Brown pg / 6'2'' 150 / Missouri
Kamari Brown pg / 5'9'' 140 / Georgia
Marquis Bryant pg / 5'11" 150 / North Carolina
Deuce Burkes pg / 6'2'' 160 / Wisconsin
Donovan Carney pg / 6'1'' 150 / Pennsylvania
Theo Castro pg / 5'9" 140 / Ohio
Terry Cayson, Jr. pg / 6'1" 150 / Kentucky
Heaven Chea pg / 5'8'' 145 / Washington
Styles Clemmons pg / 6'0'' 160 / Virginia
Jack Coco pg / 5'9" 140 / New York
David Coe pg / 6'0'' 170 / Texas
Tai Coleman pg / 5'10'' 145 / Nevada
Kyon Coles, Jr. pg / 6'1'' 145 / Pennsylvania
Johnny Collins pg / 6'0'' 160 / Nevada
Sebastian Collins pg / 5'10" 150 / Georgia
Jahzir Crawford pg / 5'11'' 140 / New York
Jaxyn Cruse pg / 6'1'' 155 / Nebraska
Isaiah Darfus pg / 6'1'' 145 / Minnesota
Braeden Davidson pg / 6'1'' 150 / California
Rashaad Davis pg / 5'8" 140 / Wisconsin
Karez Demory pg / 5'11" 145 / Georgia
Silas Devonish pg / 5'9'' 145 / Virginia
Kyle Dixon pg / 5'9" 140 / Ohio
Ayden Donald pg / 5'8'' 140 / Florida
Isaiah Drisdom pg / 6'1'' 150 / Utah
Charlie Durham pg / 6'0'' 150 / Wisconsin
Tyzhir Dyer pg / 5'10" 150 / North Carolina
Cole Edelen pg / 6'1" 150 / Kentucky
Kobe Edwards pg / 6'1'' 150 / North Carolina
Matthew Ferguson pg / 6'1'' 160 / Illinois
Izaiah Fiallos pg / 5'10" / 150 / California
Denovian Flowers pg / 5'11" 155 / Georgia
Sincere Folk pg / 5'10'' 160 / Connecticut
Jayddence Ford pg / 5'8" 140 / Georgia
Jayden Forsythe pg / 6’0” 150 / Pennsylvania
Christian Fragoso pg / 5'11'' 170 / Georgia
Te'Zhan Francois pg / 6'3" 150 / Texas
Jaelon Germany pg / 5'9'' 140 / Texas
Jude Gibson pg / 5'11'' 150 / Iowa
Dawson Gilbert pg / 6'0'' 150 / Kentucky
Austin Goosby pg / 6'2'' 155 / Texas
Justice Griffith pg / 5'11'' 150 / California
Dylynn Groves pg / 6'1'' 155 / Washington
Lamont Hamilton pg / 5'11" 140 / Wisconsin
Mason Hansen pg / 6'0'' 145 / Utah
C.J. Harper pg / 6'1'' 145 / Georgia
Trokon Harris pg / 6'0'' 150 / Massachusetts
Joseph Hartman pg / 6'2" 160 / Florida
Rylan Hearns pg / 6'3" 155 / Nevada
Logan Haustveit pg / 5'11" 145 / Idaho
Darius Imperial pg / 5'10" 150 / Washington
Max Iverson pg / 5'9" 140 / Minnesota
Dontrell Jackson pg / 5'9" 140 / Georgia
Jeremiah Jackson pg / 5'10" 170 / Kentucky
Jasiah Jervis pg / 6'0'' 150 / New York
Jerry Johnson, Jr. pg / 6'0" 145 / Pennsylvania
Logan Johnson pg / 5'11" 140 / North Carolina
C.J. Jones pg / 6'0" 145 / North Carolina
Daunte Jones pg / 6'1" 140 / Canada
Gavin Jones pg / 5'9" 145 / Illinois
Landon Jones pg / 6'2'' 155 / Arizona
Jonny Jordan pg / 6'1'' 150 / Missouri
Justin Kayode pg / 5'9'' 145 / California
Jackson Keene pg / 6'2" 155 / Kentucky
Bray Kirk pg / 6'0'' 150 / Kentucky
Nathan Kirk pg / 5'10'' 150 / Florida
Colben Landrew pg / 6'2" 145 / Alabama
J.T. Lindi pg / 5'10" 140 / Massachusetts
Kai Lou Quan pg / 5'9" 140 / Massachusetts
Mason Magee pg / 5'10'' 160 / Arizona
Autrail Manning, Jr. pg / 5'11'' 155 / Louisiana
Tristan McDonald pg / 6'0" 155 / Georgia
Patrice Mpouli pg / 6'0'' 150 / Washington
Ashton Meeks pg / 6'1'' 150 / Maryland
Dhani Miller pg / 6'1'' 145 / Florida
Noah Mister pg / 5'9" 140 / Illinois
Elijah Moore pg / 5’8’’ 130 / Connecticut
Keaundre Morris pg / 6'1'' 145 / Washington
Callen Morrison pg / 5'9'' 145 / Virginia
Jonathan Moss pg / 5'10" 150 / Kentucky
Toian Nabriat pg / 6'1" 150 / Georgia
Dionte Neal pg / 5'8'' 140 / North Carolina
Cam Newman pg / 5'11" 150 / North Carolina
Louis O'Keefe pg / 6'1'' 155 / Florida
Amari Owens pg / 5'10" 140 / Kentucky
Kaden Payne pg / 5'10" 145 / Kentucky
Durham Pelinka pg / 5'8'' 140 / California
Emeke Perez pg / 5'9" 145 / North Carolina
Malakai Perrantes pg / 5'11'' 150 / California
Julian Plaza pg / 5'11'' 145 / Alabama
Rider Portela pg / 6'2'' 160 / Arizona
Tate Powers pg / 5'9" 140 / Kentucky
Neiko Primus pg / 5'9" 140 / Washington, D.C.
Julien Quinerly pg / 5'10" 140 / New Jersey
Nasir Rankin pg / 6'0'' 145 / Illinois
Lincoln Raper pg / 5'10" 140 / North Carolina
C.J. Richardson pg / 5'10'' 145 / California
Jared Riley pg / 5'9" 145 / Illinois
Deron Rippey pg / 6'0'' 155 / New York
Sei'Mir Roberson pg / 5'10'' 140 / New York
Evan Roberts pg / 5'10" 145 / Florida
Collin Robinson pg / 5'5'' 135 / Tennessee
Isaiah Rogers pg / 5'11'' 145 / North Carolina
Izaiyah Romero pg / 5'11'' 150 / Colorado
Dwayne Ruffin pg / 5'10" 150 / New Jersey
Louvens Saint-Pierre pg / 5'8'' 145 / Florida
Kamani Samuels pg / 5'11" 145 / Canada
Kevin Savage pg / 5'7'' 140 / Georgia
Michael Scott pg / 5'10" 145 / Georgia
Kota Shuttle, Jr. pg / 6'2'' 175 / Georgia
Jordan Sigmon pg / 6'0'' 145 / Michigan
Maleek Simeus pg / 6'1'' 170 / Nevada
Synceare Simmons pg / 5'10" 145 / Illinois
Kingston Sito pg / 5'11" 140 / Nevada
Jordan Smith, Jr. pg / 6'2'' 160 / Washington, D.C.
Julien 'JuJu' Smith pg / 5'10'' 145 / Indiana
Will Smith pg / 5'10'' 150 / Pennsylvania
Jack Sparks pg / 5'9'' 145 / Goergia
Colin Stemberger pg / 5'9" 140 / Virginia
Josiah Stroughter pg / 6'0'' 155 / California
Tyler Sutton pg / 6'0'' 160 / Pennsylvania
Carmelo Swinson pg / 6'2'' 180 / Virginia
Antonio Taylor pg / 5'11'' 150 / Oklahoma
Jermel Thomas pg / 5'10'' 145 / New York
Tyus Thomas pg / 5'11'' 145 / Nevada
Tyler Thompson pg / 6'0" 150 / Connecticut
Devin Toatley pg / 5'10'' 155 / Maryland
Christian Tshina pg / 5'11'' 145 / California
Andre Tyler pg / 6'2" 150 / Illinois
Aiden Urlage pg / 5'8" 140 / Kentucky
Kai Wade pg / 6'0'' 150 / Virginia
Jordan Walker pg / 5'10'' 145 / Illinois
Rodney Westmoreland pg / 5'11'' 155 / California
Issa White pg / 6'0'' 170 / Ohio
Darius Whitner pg / 5'11'' 155 / North Carolina
Imari Whooten pg / 6'3'' 160 / New York
Nathan Wilbourne pg / 6'2" 155 / South Carolina
Jackson Williams pg / 6'1" 155 / Louisiana
Juelz Williams pg / 6'0" 160 / North Carolina
Kareem Willmore pg / 5'11'' 155 / Florida
Randall Wimbush pg / 6'0'' 150 / Georgia
Max Van Weerdhuizen pg / 5'10" 140 / Virginia
Juaquine Wright pg / 6'1'' 145 / Georgia
Shavar Young pg / 6'0'' 165 / Tennessee
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