Boys basketball recruiting: New faces, risers, sleepers across the class

ESPN’s big board of high school basketball player rankings has a new look.

After a full summer of travel, evaluation and film study, the highly competitive window between travel basketball and camp saw movement in both directions.

A number of factors are considered in evaluating the best players in the country.

Talent, production and potential are important — as is a player’s future NBA draft potential — but they are not the only criteria.

We aim to dive beyond just calculating stats, so we consider athletic ability, basketball IQ, ball skills, passing, ball handling, footwork, overall fundamentals, defense and the overall complete nature of a player’s game.

Does a player help his team win?

Does he affect the outcome of the game?

Winning is a major factor, and winning is also a process in evaluation.

Through intel, we dig into as many prospects’ habits and traits as possible. Often, players with strong character and work habits improve and improve their game. The result is new faces in the rankings, but those who jumped up, and some we think still don’t get enough recognition.

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2025 ESPN 100 Ranking: 56 | SG | 6-foot-5 175 pounds Berkeley Prep (Florida) | Miami Promise