The Circuit just celebrated our 10th year of grassroots basketball coverage, and our team is thrilled to announce an innovative new approach in the world of individual player rankings.
For the past 10 seasons, our media team has carved our own path in the grassroots basketball media space, primarily focusing on covering the nation’s top programs and players from the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL), adidas 3 Stripes Select Basketball (3SSB), Under Armour Association (UAA), and elite independent circuits from across the country. During the high school season, our coverage primarily focuses on the top 100-125 teams from across the country - encompassing the same elite prospects, which results in a year-round, in-depth look at the best basketball players in America.
During our time covering the sport, we have uncovered a systemic problem with the way most player rankings are formulated; simply put, there isn’t a transparent process in which prospects are evaluated.
Our player ranking team is led by a group of basketball experts with 50+ years of combined experience. This includes former NBA players, NBA front office members, and current nationally-renowned grassroots basketball talent evaluators.
This team has a single goal; remove subjectivity and bias from player rankings by establishing a data-driven approach to evaluating individual domestic and international basketball prospects.
Starting today, our rankings will be presented in tiers by each individual graduating class. The top 30 players will be ranked in order 1-through-30 - taking into account a number of different factors, including offense, defense, recruiting, strength of schedule, and more.
On top of our new tiered rankings format, we will be introducing a Top 10 regardless-of-class rankings. This subset of rankings will narrow down the top 10 future professionals at the next three graduating classes.
The following different evaluation subsets: Offensive Skill-Set, Defensive Skill-Set, Current Recruitment, Statistical Data, Strength of Schedule, Eye Test, Pro Potential, Intangibles, Rankings Composite, & Current Accolades.
After the top 30 players, our rankings will be structured in a tier-based system. Prospects will be grouped alphabetically in three separate tiers:
2024
- Tier 1 (1-50)
- Tier 2 (51-100)
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Tier 3 (101-150)
2025
- Tier 1 (1-50) - alphabetically
- Tier 2 (51-100) - alphabetically
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Tier 3 (101-150) - alphabetically
2026
- Top 10
- Tier 1 (11-25) - alphabetically
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Tier 2 (25-50) - alphabetically
2025 Player Rankings
| Rank | First Name | Last Name | Height | Position | Grassroots | High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AJ | Dybantsa | 6'9 | SF | Expressions Elite (MA) | Prolific Prep (CA) |
| 2 | Darryn | Peterson | 6'5 | G | Phenom United (OH) | Huntington Prep (WV) |
| 3 | Cameron | Boozer | 6'9 | F | Nightrydas Elite (FL) | Columbus (FL) |
| 4 | Darius | Acuff Jr. | 6'2 | G | The Family (MI) | IMG Academy (FL) |
| 5 | Caleb | Wilson | 6'9 | F | GA Stars | Episcopal School (GA) |
| 6 | Koa | Peat | 6'7 | F | Compton Magic (CA) | Perry (AZ) |
| 7 | Meleek | Thomas | 6'4 | CG | New Heights Lightning (NY) | Lincoln Park (PA) |
| 8 | Bryson | Tiller | 6'8 | F | Atlanta Xpress (GA) | City Reapers OTE |
| 9 | Efeosa | Oliogu | 6'6 | G | Canda Elite | City Reapers OTE |
| 10 | Jalen | Haralson | 6'7 | G | Indy Heat Gym Rats (IN) | La Lumiere (IN) |
| 11 | Isiah | Harwell | 6'5 | G | Utah Prospects | Wasatch Academy (UT) |
| 12 | Trey | McKenney | 6'4 | F | The Family (MI) | Orchard Lake St. Mary's (MI) |
| 13 | Jasper | Johnson | 6'4 | G | Team Thad (TN) | Link Academy (MO) |
| 14 | Tounde | Yessoufou | 6'5 | F | Team Why Not (CA) | St. Joseph (CA) |
| 15 | Tyler | Jackson | 6'2 | G | Team Thrill (MD) | Rod Wave Elite OTE |
| 16 | Sadiq | White | 6'7 | F | Team United (NC) | Myers Park (NC) |
| 17 | Cayden | Boozer | 6'3 | G | Nightrydas Elite (FL) | Columbus (FL) |
| 18 | Joson | Sanon | 6'5 | F | BABC (MA) | Vermont Academy |
| 19 | Elzie | Harrington | 6'4 | CG | Strive For Greatness (CA) | St. John Bosco (CA) |
| 20 | Jacob | Wilkins | 6'7 | F | Georgia Stars | Grayson (GA) |
| 21 | Darius | Adams | 6'4 | G | PSA Cardinals (NY) | La Lumiere (IN) |
| 22 | Sebastian | Williams-Adams | 6'7 | F | JL3 Elite (TX) | Saint John's (TX) |
| 23 | Davion | Hannah | 6'5 | G | Mac Irvin Fire (IL) | AZ Compass Prep (AZ) |
| 24 | Jerry | Easter II | 6'6 | G | All Ohio Red | La Lumiere (IN) |
| 25 | Kiyan | Anthony | 6'4 | G | Team Melo (MD) | Long Island Lutheran (NY) |
| 26 | King | Grace | 6'4 | G | Texas Impact 4:13 | Waxahachie (TX) |
| 27 | Brayden | Burries | 6'4 | G | Strive For Greatness (CA) | Eleanor Roosevelt (CA) |
| 28 | Chris | Cenac Jr | 6'10 | C | LivOn (LA) | Isidore Newman (LA) |
| 29 | Jeremiah | Fears | 6'2 | CG | Brad Beal Elite (MO) | AZ Compass Prep (AZ) |
| 30 | Shon | Abaev | 6'7 | F | SOH Elite (FL) | Calvary Christian (FL) |
| Tier 1 | Mikel | Brown Jr | 6'1 | G | Austin Rivers SE Elite (FL) | Cold Hearts OTE |
| Tier 1 | Dante | Allen | 6'3 | G | Nightrydas Elite (FL) | Riviera Prep (FL) |
| Tier 1 | Nate | Ament | 6'7 | F | Team Loaded (VA) | Colgan (VA) |
| Tier 1 | Nikolas | Bundalo | 6'9 | F | Wildcat Select (PA) | Western Reserve (PA) |
| Tier 1 | Terrion | Burgess | 6'8 | F | Arkansas Hawks | Marion (AR) |
| Tier 1 | A'mare | Bynum | 6'8 | F | MOKAN Elite (MO) | Bryan (NE) |
| Tier 1 | Francis | Chukwudebelu | 6'10 | C | Houston Hoops (TX) | Oak Hill Academy (VA) |
| Tier 1 | John | Clark | 6'9 | C | TJ Ford (TX) | Klein Cane (TX) |
| Tier 1 | BJ | Davis-Ray | 6'6 | G | Brad Beal Elite (MO) | Duncanville (TX) |
| Tier 1 | Badara | Diakite | 6'9 | F | New Heights Lightning (NY) | Northwest Catholic (CT) |
| Tier 1 | Akai | Fleming | 6'4 | G | Atlanta Celtics (GA) | Osborne (GA) |
| Tier 1 | Kingston | Flemings | 6'2 | G | SA Future (TX) | Brennan (TX) |
| Tier 1 | Jeremiah | Green | 6'3 | G | Pro Skills (TX) | Guyer (TX) |
| Tier 1 | Hudson | Greer | 6'6 | F | Pro Skills (TX) | Lake Travis (TX) |
| Tier 1 | Bryce | James | 6'4 | G | Team SFG (CA) | Notre Dame(CA) |
| Tier 1 | Jamier | Jones | 6'6 | F | Florida Rebels | Oak Ridge (FL) |
| Tier 1 | Dorian | Jones | 6'4 | G | All Ohio Red | Richmond Heights |
| Tier 1 | Nikolas | Khamenia | 6'7 | F | BTI Select (CA) | Harvard-Westlake (CA) |
| Tier 1 | Nyk | Lewis | 6'1 | G | Team Takeover (DC) | Gonzaga (DC) |
| Tier 1 | Alexander | Lloyd | 6'4 | CG | Nightrydas Elite (FL) | Westminster Academy (FL) |
| Tier 1 | Maper | Maker | 7'0 | C | Arizona Unity | Fairmont Prep (CA) |
| Tier 1 | Alier | Maluk | 6'9 | F | NY Renaissance | Long Island Luitheran (NY) |
| Tier 1 | Jack | McCaffery | 6'7 | F | D1 Minnesota | Iowa City West |
| Tier 1 | Chris | Nwuli | 6'7 | F | Vegas Elite (NV) | Wasatch Academy (UT) |
| Tier 1 | Jermaine | O'Neal Jr | 6'4 | F | Drive Nation (TX) | Dynamic Prep (TX) |
| Tier 1 | Patton | Pinkins | 6'5 | G | JL3 Elite (TX) | Frenship (TX) |
| Tier 1 | Will | Riley | 6'7 | F | UPLAY (CAN) | The Phelps School (PA) |
| Tier 1 | Aaron | Rowe | 6'0 | G | MOKAN Elite (MO) | Link Academy (MO) |
| Tier 1 | Jovani | Ruff | 6'5 | G | Team WhyNot (CA) | Long Beach Poly Tech (CA) |
| Tier 1 | Isaiah | Sealy | 6'5 | CG | MOKAN Elite (MO) | Springdale (AR) |
| Tier 1 | Trent | Sisley | 6'7 | F | Indiana Elite | Heritage Hills (IN) |
| Tier 1 | Moustapha | Thiam | 7'1 | F | Austin Rivers SE Elite (FL) | DME Academy |
| Tier 1 | Jaden | Toombs | 6'9 | C | Drive Nation (TX) | Dynamic Prep (TX) |
| Tier 1 | Nigel | Walls | 6'10 | F | JL3 Elite (TX) | Episcopal (TX) |
| Tier 1 | Cam | Ward | 6'6 | F | Team Durant (MD) | Largo (MD) |
| Tier 1 | Carlsheon | Young | 6'4 | CG | Trae Young Elite (OK) | Huntington Prep (WV) |
| Tier 2 | Amari | Allen | 6'7 | F | Wisconsin Playground | IMG Academy |
| Tier 2 | Aleks | Alston | 6'9 | F | Mac Irvin Fire (IL) | Kenwood Academy (IL) |
| Tier 2 | Tee | Bartlett | 6'10 | C | Strive For Greatness (CA) | Coronado (NV) |
| Tier 2 | Danny | Carbuccia | 6'0 | G | PSA Cardinals (NY | Archbishop Stepinac (NY) |
| Tier 2 | College | Dixon | 6'3 | CG | Team Takeover (DC) | Gonzaga (DC) |
| Tier 2 | Kayden | Edwards | 6'2 | G | Pro Skills (TX) | Duncanville (TX) |
| Tier 2 | Eli | Ellis | 6'0 | G | Team Loaded (NC) | YNG Dreamerz |
| Tier 2 | Oswin | Erhunmwunse | 6'9 | C | BABC (MA) | Putnam Science Academy (CT) |
| Tier 2 | Jaylen | Harrell | 6'5 | F | Expressions Elite (MA) | Cambridge Arts (MA) |
| Tier 2 | Bryce | Heard | 6'5 | G | Mac Irvin Fire (IL) | Homewood-Flossmoor (IL) |
| Tier 2 | Shelton | Henderson | 6'5 | F | JL3 Elite (TX) | Bellaire (TX) |
| Tier 2 | Nigel | James | 6'0 | G | Expressions Elite (MA) | Long Island Lutheran (NY) |
| Tier 2 | Parker | Jefferson | 6'9 | C | Houston Hoops (TX) | Waxahachie (TX) |
| Tier 2 | Tylis | Jordan | 6'7 | F | Game Elite (GA) | Shiloh (GA) |
| Tier 2 | Emmanuel | Kanga | 6'8 | C | DC Premier | Archbishop Carroll (DC) |
| Tier 2 | Jackson | Keith | 6'6 | F | Team Loaded (VA) | Southern Durham (NC) |
| Tier 2 | Acaden | Lewis | 6'2 | CG | Team Durant (MD) | Sidwell Friends (DC) |
| Tier 2 | Deondrea | Lindsey | 6'7 | F | BMaze Elite (TN) | Oak Hill Academy (VA) |
| Tier 2 | Chuck | Love | 6'7 | W | MOKAN Elite (MO) | La Lumiere (IN) |
| Tier 2 | Treyvon | Maddox | 6'6 | F | Upward Stars (SC) | Gray Collegiate (SC) |
| Tier 2 | Kaden | Magwood | 6'3 | G | Team United (NC) | Oak Hill Academy (VA) |
| Tier 2 | Chance | Mallory | 5'9 | G | Team Thrill (MD) | St. Anne's-Belfield (VA) |
| Tier 2 | Khaman | Maluach | 7'0 | C | N/A | NBA Academy Africa |
| Tier 2 | JJ | Mandaquit | 6'1 | G | Utah Prospects | Utah Prep |
| Tier 1 | Malachi | Moreno | 7'1 | C | Indiana Elite | Great Crossing (KY) |
| Tier 2 | Mazi | Mosley | 6'4 | G | West Coast Elite (CA) | St. Francis (CA) |
| Tier 2 | JD | Palm | 6'9 | C | AOT (GA) | McEachern (GA) |
| Tier 2 | Jaion | Pitt | 6'7 | F | Arizona Unity | Dream City Christian (AZ) |
| Tier 2 | Jalen | Reece | 5'10 | G | Florida Rebels | Oak Ridge (FL) |
| Tier 2 | Kai | Rogers | 6'10 | C | Wisconsin Plaground Club | Wauwatosa West (WI) |
| Tier 2 | Jacob | Ross | 6'5 | F | Team Melo (MD) | Long Island Lutheran (NY) |
| Tier 2 | Jordan | Scott | 6'7 | F | Virginia Elite | South Lakes (VA) |
| Tier 2 | Brandon | Stores | 6'3 | F | NY Renaissance | St. Raymond (NY) |
| Tier 2 | Dallas | Washington | 6'8 | F | NW Rotary Rebels (WA) | Santa Margarita Catholic (CA) |
| Tier 2 | Rocco | Zikarsky | 7'3 | C | N/A | NBA Global Academy |
| Tier 3 | Marial | Akuentok | 6'10 | C | UPLAY (CAN) | Fort Erie International Academy (CAN) |
| Tier 3 | Yaw | Ansong | 6'11 | C | Marston Elite (NJ) | Union Catholic (NJ) |
| Tier 3 | Alejandro | Aviles | 6'8 | C | LivOn (LA) | Dream City Christian |
| Tier 3 | Silas | Barksdale | 6'8 | C | Boo Williams (VA) | Woodside (VA) |
| Tier 3 | Melvin | Bell | 6'4 | G | MeanStreets (IL) | La Lumiere (IN) |
| Tier 3 | Mason | Blackwood | 6'6 | F | City Rocks (NY) | New Hampton (NH) |
| Tier 3 | Alec | Blair | 6'6 | F | The Magic | De La Salle (CA) |
| Tier 3 | Dewayne | Brown II | 6'9 | C | Florida Rebels | Hoover (AL) |
| Tier 3 | Semetri | Carr | 6'0 | G | Oakland Soldiers (CA) | The Branson School (CA) |
| Tier 3 | Jaylen | Cross | 6'4 | G | Team United (NC) | Caldwell Academy (NC) |
| Tier 3 | Derek | Dixon | 6'4 | G | Gonzaga (DC) | Team Takeover (DC) |
| Tier 3 | Babatunde | Durodola | 6'8 | W | Canada Elite | DME Academy (FL) |
| Tier 3 | Amari | Evans | 6'7 | G | New Heights Lightning (NY) | City Reapers OTE |
| Tier 3 | Tacko | Fawaz | 6'10 | C | NY Renaissance | Dream City Christian (AZ) |
| Tier 3 | Jayden | Forsythe | 6'5 | G | New Heights (NY) | Westtown (PA) |
| Tier 3 | Matt | Gilhool | 6'11 | F | Philly Pride (PA) | Long Island Lutheran (NY) |
| Tier 3 | Aaron | Glass | 6'2 | G | Jalen Green Elite (CA) | Rancho Cucamonga (CA) |
| Tier 3 | Winters | Grady | 6'7 | G | NW Rotary Rebels (WA) | Prolific Prep (CA) |
| Tier 3 | RJ | Greer | 6'4 | G | Wildcat Select (WV) | Archbishop Alter (OH) |
| Tier 3 | Christian | Gurdak | 6'9 | C | Team Takeover (DC) | Gonzaga (DC) |
| Tier 3 | Kellen | Hampton | 6'7 | F | Team Lillard (CA) | Southern California Academy (CA) |
| Tier 3 | Naas | Hart | 6'8 | F | Shoreshots (NJ) | College Achieve - Asbury (NJ) |
| Tier 3 | Jalin | Holland | 6'4 | G | Albuquerque Basketball Club (NM) | Los Lunas (NM) |
| Tier 3 | Demarco | Johnson | 6'2 | G | Paul George Elite (CA) | Southern California Academy (CA) |
| Tier 3 | Colt | Langdon | 6'7 | F | Team United (NC) | Millbrook (NC) |
| Tier 3 | Gregory | Lawson | 6'3 | G | Indy Heat Gym Rats (IN) | Davison (MI) |
| Tier 3 | Joshua | Lewis | 6'6 | F | Florida Rebels | Blake (FL) |
| Tier 3 | Jaron | McKie | 6'2 | CG | NJ Scholars | St. Joseph's (PA) |
| Tier 3 | Kayden | Mingo | 6'1 | G | PSA Cardinals (NY) | Long Island Lutheran (NY) |
| Tier 3 | Xzavion | Mitchell | 6'6 | F | Phenom University (OH) | Oshkosh North (WI) |
| Tier 3 | Kash | Polk | 6'8 | F | Houston Hoops (TX) | Argyle (TX) |
| Tier 3 | Nicholas | Randall | 6'7 | F | Brad Beal Elite (MO) | Vashon (MO) |
| Tier 3 | Kaidon | Rayfield | 6'7 | F | Team Griffin (OK) | Putnam City West (OK) |
| Tier 3 | Eric | Reibe | 7'0 | C | New World (DC) | The Bullis School (MD) |
| Tier 3 | Jasir | Rencher | 6'5 | F | Team Lillard (CA) | Archbishop Riordan (CA) |
| Tier 3 | Azavier | Robinson | 6'0 | G | George Hill All-Indy | Lawrence North (IN) |
| Tier 3 | Dillan | Shaw | 6'6 | F | Compton Magic (CA) | Heritage Christian (CA) |
| Tier 3 | Legend | Smiley | 6'5 | G | NW Rotary Rebels (WA) | Garfield (WA) |
| Tier 3 | Omarr | Smith | 6'3 | G | Team Thrill (MD) | Archbishop Curley (MD) |
| Tier 3 | Caleb | Stager | 6'5 | G | Southern Assault (TX) | Jesuit (TX) |
| Tier 3 | Xavion | Staton | 7'0 | C | Las Vegas Knicks (NV) | Sierra Vista (NV) |
| Tier 3 | Adrien | Stevens | 6'4 | CG | We-R1 (DE) | The Bullis School (MD) |
| Tier 3 | Curtis | Stinson Jr | 6'4 | G | KC Run GMC (KS) | Valley (IA) |
| Tier 3 | TJ | Stuttley | 6'4 | G | Wisconsin Playground Club | Link Academy (MO) |
| Tier 3 | Tristan | Thompson | 6'5 | F | Upward Stars (SC) | Wilson (SC) |
| Tier 3 | Tai | Turnage | 5'10 | G | NY Gauchos | St. Raymond's (NY) |
| Tier 3 | EJ | Walker | 6'8 | F | Midwest BC (OH) | Lloyd (KY) |
| Tier 3 | Gevonte | Ware | 6'9 | F | 1 of 1 Elite (NC) | 1 of 1 Academy (NC) |
| Tier 3 | Jordan | Watford | 6'5 | F | Upward Stars (SC) | Lancaster (SC) |
| Tier 3 | Zymicah | Wilkins | 6'8 | F | Team United (NC) | Christ School (NC) |
| Tier 3 | Jalen | Wilson | 6'7 | F | D1 Minnesota | Benilde-St. Margaret's (MN) |
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