Rivals Rankings Week: 5-Star Countdown for 2025 class

The basketball rankings for the 2025 and 2026 courses are being up to date this week, beginning off at present with the 5-Star Countdown for the 2025 class. Rivals recruiting director Rob Cassidy offers his ideas on every of the 15 five-stars.

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RIVALS RANKINGS WEEK

Tuesday: Five-Star Countdown for 2025

Wednesday: New Rivals150 for 2025 | Largest storylines

Thursday: New place rankings for 2025 | Inside every place

Friday: New Rivals150 for 2026 | Largest storylines

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1. SF A.J. Dybantsa

Cassidy’s Take: AJ Dybantsa has topped the Rivals150 because it was first launched and retains the highest spot this time round. The lengthy, versatile wing is a close to lock to be a lottery choice within the 2026 NBA Draft and is changing into a extra well-rounded prospect as he additional refines his already strong capturing potential.

He just lately took a go to to BYU and is contemplating a lot of different applications, together with however not restricted to USC, Auburn, UConn, Kansas and North Carolina.

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2. PF Cameron Boozer

Cassidy’s Take: One among Duke legend Carlos Boozer’s twin sons, Cameron Boozer retains the No. 2 spot on this replace and is closing the hole on the highest spot with a consistency of manufacturing that’s uncommon for a highschool prospect.

The 6-foot-9 ahead is without doubt one of the most dominant gamers in highschool basketball and has diversified his offensive sport by changing into a extra dependable long-range risk within the final yr.

Duke is taken into account the frontrunner to land the legacy prospect, however Miami and Arkansas are additionally concerned.

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3. SG Darryn Peterson

Cassidy’s Take: The highest guard within the 2026 class, Darryn Peterson’s explosiveness and true three-level scoring potential pop off the web page. He’s taken huge strides as a defender this yr, nevertheless, as he possesses the athleticism and dimension to match up with practically any opponent.

He just lately turned in one of many prime performances at adidas Eurocamp and solidified himself as a top-tier prospect within the course of.

Peterson is contemplating faculties comparable to North Carolina, Arkansas, Kansas and Ohio State.

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4. PF Caleb Wilson

Cassidy’s Take: The 6-foot-9 Caleb Wilson is a floor-spacing energy ahead that matches the trendy NBA sport like a glove. He routinely impacts video games on the boards and handles the ball higher than most gamers of his dimension. Defensively, his upside is limitless, as his lengthy wingspan and athleticism make him an ultra-versatile weapon.

Faculties comparable to Indiana, North Carolina, Georgia Tech, Auburn and Duke are closely concerned with Wilson.

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5. SG Maleek Thomas

Cassidy’s Take: Meleek Thomas is a vocal on-court chief and probably the most charismatic prospects in America, along with being one of many extra well-rounded and high-upside gamers on this class.

He took residence Most Excellent Participant honors on the latest Pangos All-American Camp after displaying the flexibility to affect video games as a scorer, rebounder, defender and facilitator.

Few gamers within the Rivals150 can stuff a field rating like Thomas, who’s contemplating Auburn, Pitt, Arkansas, UConn, Miami and Indiana amongst others.

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6. PF Koa Peat

Cassidy’s Take: The 6-foot-8, 230-pound Koa Peat comes from an athletic household with a historical past of manufacturing soccer prospects however has blazed his personal path to a five-star rating within the hoops world by using his energy and shot-creation potential to develop into one of many extra harmful offensive weapons within the 2025 class.

Peat is growing as a long-range capturing risk able to creating matchup points on the perimeter and is a a lot better passer than some give him credit score for being.

Arizona, Arkansas, Baylor, Duke, Houston and North Carolina are all concerned in Peat’s recruitment.

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7. SG Jalan Haralson

Cassidy’s Take: An extended, versatile wing with NBA upside, the 6-foot-8 Jalan Haralson is a real three-level scorer, who shines in the case of creating photographs for himself and ending by way of contact. Haralson is an improved ball-handler that will get to his spots with relative ease by way of his use of brute physicality and athleticism. He additionally impacts merely each sport wherein he performs as a rebounder.

Auburn, Duke, Gonzaga, Kansas, Michigan and Missouri are all in heavy pursuit of Haralson.

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8. SG Isiah Harwell

Cassidy’s Take: The Idaho-born Isiah Harwell is all of 6-foot-5 and within the technique of coming back from a knee damage that stole a piece of his junior season. Nonetheless, he was trending upward earlier than his damage and is an authorized two-way participant regardless that his elite scoring potential is what garners many of the consideration from scouts and followers.

Cal, Gonzaga, Kentucky, BYU, Bylor, Houston, Texas and Louisville are among the many groups closely concerned in Harwell’s recruitment.

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9. PG Darius Acuff

Cassidy’s Take: A volume-scoring guard able to making tough photographs look straightforward and completely taking on video games from a scoring standpoint, Darius Acuff is as thrilling as prospects come. The Detroit native continues to make small strides in the case of his shot choice, which nonetheless wants refining, however he’s already probably the most dependable and explosive scorers within the nation.

Acuff is a shot-hunter that creates for himself off the bounce and has develop into a greater passer in latest months.

Michigan. Kansas and Arkansas appear to be probably the most critical gamers within the Acuff sweepstakes.

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10. SF Nate Ament

Cassidy’s Take: The 6-foot-9 Nate Ament is an upside guess that has spent the spring turning potential into manufacturing and is starting to appear to be a future professional. There are few prospects within the class that may match the well-rounded talent set of Ament, who can deal with it and fill it up from deep.

He nonetheless wants so as to add important muscle earlier than he reaches his true two-way potential however his size and talent make his upside completely tantalizing.

Virginia, Virginia Tech, Indiana and Duke are among the many applications to observe in Ament’s recruitment.

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11. SF Will Riley

Cassidy’s Take: Will Riley is a newly minted five-star that has taken the following step as a prospect this spring. The Canadian-born wing is contemplating a reclassification into 2024 and can possible find yourself on a school roster subsequent season.

For now, nevertheless he stays in 2025 and is without doubt one of the extra distinctive scorers within the class, thanks partly to a barely unconventional sport that depends on hesitation dribbles and attending to his spots. He additionally shoots it effectively from deep and has a dependable pull-up from the mid-range.

Illinois, Kentucky, Alabama and Arkansas are concerned with Riley.

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12. PG Mikel Brown Jr.

Cassidy’s Take: Mikel Brown Jr. has added important size over the previous yr and now stands 6-foot-2, placing to relaxation previous issues over his lack of dimension. The Time beyond regulation Elite star is a real level guard that’s able to creating for himself and others.

He’s additionally able to taking on a sport from behind the arc. There may be some buzz a few potential reclassification to 2024, so Brown might exit these rankings down the street.

Faculties to observe in Brown’s recruitment are Alabama, Windfall, Ole Miss, UCF and Indiana.

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13. PG Jasper Johnson

Cassidy’s Take: Jasper Johnson is a Lexington, Ky., native that has been strongly linked with Mark Pope’s Wildcats, because the in-state program is throwing huge assets into protecting the junior guard residence for faculty.

The 6-foot-4 lefty’s calling card is his scoring potential however he has taken strides as a facilitator this yr. He possesses the size to be a incredible defender and positional rebounder however hasn’t fairly reached his potential on both entrance as of now.

Alabama, Auburn, Kansas and Baylor be a part of Kentucky on the record of faculties within the combine to land Johnson’s dedication.

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14. SG Trey McKenney

Cassidy’s Take: The Michigan-based Trey McKenney brings some positional versatility to the desk and creates mismatches on the perimeter. He’s coming off a powerful displaying at USA Basketball U18 Coaching Camp final month and is taking constructive steps as a ball handler and initiator.

McKenney does a number of issues comparatively, so the truth that there are few gaping holes in his sport is his best energy.

He’s contemplating schools comparable to Kentucky, Miami, Indiana, Rutgers, Michigan State, Georgetown, TCU, Ohio State and others.

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15. SF Bryson Tiller

Cassidy’s Take: Bryson Tiller, who at present performs within the Time beyond regulation Elite League, is as expert a frontcourt participant as there may be on this class and comes geared up with delicate contact across the basket in addition to a 6-foot-9, 245-pound body.

He’s dependable in the case of scoring by way of contact within the put up but additionally has sport that extends to the perimeter, the place he’s displaying an improved jumper and talent to place the ball on the ground if want be.

Tiller is contemplating faculties comparable to Kansas, Windfall, Indiana, Florida State, Maryland and others.

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