Committed And Uncommitted: 2025-2028

Jaylen Dean Vines, PHH Prep (AZ)–The Vanderbilt-commit has become a veritable super athlete who is prone to volcanic, above the rim explosions that leave a lasting impact on runs. Between his hellacious athleticism and instinctive defensive aptitude as both a shot blocker and quick, deliberate on-ball pest, Dean Vines’ game is stoked with college-ready intangibles.

Beyond his oft-attacking style and proclivity for surging his way to the rim and scoring acrobatically in traffic, the 6-foot-4 Dean Vines has added considerable range to his 3-point shot. He’s a big play threat with his pull-up jumper and newfound ability to stretch the floor out.

With a front-loaded schedule and OTE action ahead of him, Dean Vines will embrace a leadership role for a PHH Prep team which has revamped the program with an infusion of new blood and Top-50 national recruits. A Dallas native, Dean Vines infuses John Ortega’s lineup with a dazzlingly explosive game which impacts both ends of the floor.

Jake Sussberg, Scarsdale HS (NY)–As the team’s longest tenured player and a lights out 6-foot-6 sharpshooter, Sussberg will inherit some ownership of this Scarsdale team. Playing for the Wiz Kids on the 3SSB circuit this summer, Sussberg proved he could morph into the mad bomber and break open critical scoring surges on some of the highest level stages the country has to offer.

Now committed to Princeton, Sussberg will lead by action and words as a senior. He’s improved drastically with his ability to create his own shot and get to the rim, as there were questions regarding those capabilities at times last season. Sussberg possesses intergalactic range.

This was evident during one of Scarsdale’s biggest tests of last season, a loss to a Boogie Fland-led Stepinac team known for oceanic depth. The combo guard transitioned instantly to the heightened competition of the prestigious 3SSB circuit. In his first year playing at that level, the seasoned senior averaged 14 points, 7 boards, and two assists.

With a quick release and a consistent touch, Sussberg avoids the swoons and cold front funks which tend to derail streaky shooters. With his rebounding and ability to guard multiple positions, the high academic recuit has unique positional versatility.

He prides himself in playing with a New York brand of grit, grappling for 50-50 balls and confronting opposing guards with physical, in-your-jersey defensive toughness.

A high wired competitor, Sussberg had several pivotal performances while representing the 914 area en route to a BCANY Summer Festival championships–including 13 points and five boards during the team’s victory over Nassau.

Trey McKenney, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s (MI): Perhaps the most highly acclaimed on this list, the high school version of Larry Johnson is known for his scoring outbursts and tendency to spark game-breaking runs with his in-clusters scoring. The Class of 2025, highly acclaimed recruit is a thick, 6-foot-4 and 230-pound guard with a flair of automatic and timely shot-making.

McKenney has a quick shot release. He builds separation off his handle and eludes defenders with his step-back. On the AAU circuit with the Family, McKenney formed a formidable two-man foundation with IMG’s hotly pursued flamethrower, 2025 guard Darius Acuff.

The Michigan native averaged 23 points, 10 boards, and 3.3 assists, as the engine which propelled Orchard Lake St. Mary’s to a state championship last season. McKenney put his stamp on a resounding state title victory, scoring a game-best 32 points and ripping down 10 boards. McKenney recently whittled down his laundry list of offers to a Top-10: Michigan, Creighton, Southern California, UCLA, Notre Dame, Michigan State, Miami, Georgetown, Oregon, and Ohio State.

Gael Dalmau, Prestige Sports Academy (FL)–Southern Miss will continue its notable Florida pipeline with a recent commitment from Dalmau. A 6-foot-7 mismatch threat with a high skill set, Dalmau shot over 50 percent from 3-point territory at CPCA HS in the Orlando area last season. Dalmau brings offensive uniqueness with his ability to put the ball on the deck and create shots and opportunity off the dribble. He’s effective at attacking the teeth of the defenses and finishing from both sides of the rim. While he’s a constant threat with his penchant for corner 3-pointers, Dalmau has become adept at throwing a shot fake and steering defenders into the lane, where he’s able to finish with a left handed layup or floater.

As his game has grown, Dalmau has done a commendable job picking his spots on the floor and using the angles.

He also has a good bloodline working in his favor. Dalmau is the son of Christian Dalmau, a legendary point guard who is a Top-3 all time assists leader in Baloncesto Superior Nacional, Puerto Rico’s top professional league. Dalmau played briefly in the NBA D-League with the Mobile Revelers, garnering League MVP honors.

Jayden Lau, Christ The King HS (NY)–A 6-foot-2 point guard, Lau is coming off a significant summer in which he cemented his status as a budding play-maker with a purity of vision. He’s able to engineer the breakneck attack with quarterback to receiver style long assists, float up lob passes, and make everyone around him better.

Lau has developed oceanic deep 3-point range and emerged into a reliable trigger man who can hit shots amid swarming defenders and on the transition attack.

Lau was a revelation during the recent John Lucas Top-150, where the Class of 2027 guard was named a Top Performer among a “who is who” of the nation’s top-tier talent.

Ingrained in Lau are good concepts of the game, as he’s developed a cerebral mindset as a calming influence while orchestrating the offensive flow. He has refined his handle and passing arsenal. He is also playing unselfishly, whizzing darts with either hand.

Brooklyn Jelinsky, Wayne Hills HS (NJ)–A steadily ascending Class of 2027 prospect, Jelinsky is a knockdown shooter with a smooth, clean release and the ability to stick highly contested shots amid draping close-outs.

With the look of a well-built guard at 6-foot-5 and 190 pounds, Jelinsky will be a major source on whom Wayne Hills leans during the 2024-25 campaign.

Jelinsky was a revelation during The Big Time, Gary Charles annual event in Las Vegas this summer.

With his catch and stick game, adeptness for drawing fouls and unique positional versatility on the offensive and defensive glass, Jelinsky was one of the event’s top performers.

He displayed a beyond his years feel for the game with his reads and shooting poise.

Jelinsky has already garnered offers from Wagner, Manhattan, Fairfield, Chicago State, and Portland State.

Jelinsky, playing for Eddie Lau Elite in Vegas, averaged 15 points, five assists, and five boards in the aforementioned event.

He shot 52 percent from 3-point territory.

While the major threat he poses as a floor spreader has been felt, Jelinsky has worked at a maniacal pace this summer to refine all elements of his game.

He enters Wayne Hills with lofty expectations, as he’s able to differentiate himself with his concepts of the game and insatiable drive for competition.

Jacob Ross, SoCAL Academy (CA)–At 6-foot-6 with a 7-foot wingspan, Ross is a multi-positional threat with a game buoyed by freakish athleticism. He’s able to swoop in for stickbacks, levitate above bigs for defensive and offensive boards, and score it in a variety of ways.

Ross’ motor and ability to defensive versatility are aspects of his game that really translate to the next level. He’s improved his all around skill set, putting the ball on the deck like a guard and developing readiness and consistency as a shooter.

Ross’ range and all around scoring aptitude was evident during his game-best 24 point performance during the Top-20 Senior Game, as part of Pangos Best of Cal Showcase. UCLA is the latest program to express interest in Ross, who is coming off an official visit to Old Dominion.

Malik Fields, Cardinal Hayes HS (NY)–The 6-foot-6 guard/forward is flushed into a prominent role on a youth-laden Cardinal Hayes team that’s had to re-tool its roster in a hurry, with a rash of transfers that’s rocked the CHSAA “AA.”

Fields is an inside-outside scoring presence with a reliable outside stroke. He scored 16 points as a sophomore against a talent-rich Don Bosco Prep (NJ) team last season.

Fields has shown a flair for the end game, with a history of hitting timely 3-pointers. His trey with 12 seconds remaining in overtime catapulted Hayes to an upset of Christ The King last season.

Fields has a quick release, a knack for sticking straight-away 3-pointers, and a pure feel for the game as a delicate passer. He enters his junior season as one of the city’s more seasoned players, as he averaged 14 points and five boards as a freshman at Stevenson HS.

Rob Phelps Jr., Bedford Academy –After a massive summer in which Phelps grew to 6-foot-5 and advanced his overall concepts of the game, Phelps Jr. will inherit some.ownership of this Bedford team.

The Class of 2026 guard/forward can play and guard multiple positions and has prospered with his baseline attacking and emergence as a big play threat.

The lefty has been on a mid range binge, sticking jumpers from the elbows and pulling bigger defenders away from the rim with his feathery 16-18 foot touch.

He’s subsequently become a beyond the arc threat, spotting up and bucketing 3-pointers from the corners and straight on.His nose for the ball and coach-ability grew this summer, as he played a prominent role on Eddie Lau Elite.

Phelps has been aggressive in attacking open real estate around the rim, finishing with his right hand and also embracing contact. He will enter a heavily anticipated season at Bedford as the most proven and longest tenured played.

Long Island University, now coached by Rod Strickland is now intrigued with Phelps’ upside and multitalented game. The Blackbirds are in the process of scheduling a visit for the long and multi-positional junior.

A high academic prospect, Phelps Jr. has the transcript pedigree and cerebral game to become an attractive recruit for Ivy and Patriot League programs. He’s been consumed by the game this summer, plying his hardwood trade all across the country.

As the old adage has it, “that work gone show.” Just wait.

Cameron Zeigler, Christ The King (NY)–An entirely unknown prior to last season, it wasn’t certain whether or not Zeigler would make Joe Arbitiello’s deep and talented team last season.

Then, he got into a quick groove on the final day of tryouts, sticking deep 3-pointer after deep 3-pointer and catalyzing the perimeter game.

Zeigler transitioned immediately to the rigors of New York’s Catholic schools experience, with an 18-point game and several games of three 3-pointers or more.

Zeigler has improved with his lane navigation and elevation on his shot. He will again have the opportunity to get good looks off the catch, as CTK returns one of the grittiest and proven point guards in the city in Markell Alston.

With a growing off the dribble arsenal, Zeigler has the handle necessary to create for himself and others. He’s been proficient at sticking corner 3-pointers amid draping close-outs, finessing his way to the rim, and embracing at the basket contact.

Gray Cable, S4G Academy (NC)–Kyle Solomon’s 2024-25 prep national team won’t have the type of depth that traditional prep powers and NEPSAC AA teams tend to take for granted.

If S4G’s coach has shown us anything during his long career in the post graduate ranks, its that he can thrive with the surprise element.

Several years ago, Chase Thompson came out of obscurity and became one of the most high voltage, prolific scoring threats in the country. A 6-foot-7 Nebraska native with deep range and a consistency for standstill 3-pointers, Thompson averaged a nation-best 31.5 points per game.

In Cable, a 6-foot-4 extravagant leaper with a college ready build, Solomon appears to be cultivating the development of another sleeper.

A North Carolina native who didn’t receive much exposure while playing in the home schools league, Cable has a dazzling above the rim finishing acumen and a propensity for soaring to the rim.

He’s polished up his all around game, developing a tightened handle and making his mid range and outside shot reliable sources in his all around package.

Built like a defensive back, Cable will play a pivotal role in a pressure-spiked defense that features numerous versatile threats and multiple rim protectors.

Oesamano Sacko, St. Francis Prep–The Class of 2026, man-child forward returns as one of the most proven commodities in the city. Sacko is a bullish 6-foot-7 forward with deadly shooting, capable of sparking runs and dismantling defenses when he knocks down 3-pointers in succession. The MMA fighter built Sacko is a vital in the trenches scoring threat, proficient around the rim and boasting a feathery baby hook with either hand.

Sacko possesses a big game engine which has shown out on several elevated stages the last two seasons.

Against Archbishop Molloy as a freshman, Sacko scored 26 points, tore down 12 rebounds, and handed out four assists. In the Brooklyn Queens championships last season, Sacko erupted for 32 points and 13 rebounds. en route to 72-52 win over Nazareth Sacko caught fire from the perimeter, showed patience in his back to the rim game, and stuck jumpers from 15-18 feet out.

He has a number of unique scoring tools in his repertoire, inclduing a fall-away jumper. The ferocious inside/outside threat is also a vital defensive cog with his ability to defend the rim, block shots in instinctive and timely fashion, and prevent bigs from scoring between him and the basket. Mississippi State, St. John’s, and Florida International are among the many offers for Sacko.

Ethan Butler, St. Francis Prep–The Class of 2026 Butler is a stabilizing floor spacer with a multi-faceted offensive game. He’s become more consistent in utilizing his 6-foot-6 frame to power up and embrace contact around the rim.

Having subscribed to a rigorous 12-month focus and packed muscle on while becoming lighter on his feet, Butler possesses the intangibles to evoke mismatch headaches across the CHSAA “AA” and beyond this season.

The Manhattan native has become a steadying catch-and-stick presence, sticking timely straight on and corner 3-pointers. This summer, as his grit and insatiable thirst for competition has grown, he’s turned in multiple games of four 3-pointers or more, plus a flair for end game.

Butler submitted several double doubles playing for the Gauchos. He was a revelation during the recent Iona Prep camp, as he scored 20 points against Scanlan and turned in a 16-point performance against Holy Cross. The junior poured in 17 points and and pulled down 12 boards against the New Haven Heat in one of MADE Hoops’ events. His shooting prowess was evident during a 16-point showing aganst One Time Legends on the 3SSB circuit.

A witty, delicate passer, play-making is an area of Butler’s game in which he’s improved incrementally. A seasoned guy on an experienced SFP team, Butler brings awareness in making the right reads, feeding the post, and kicking it out to St. Francis’ fleet of shooters. Having transformed his body and developed into a more viable physical threat and at the rim threat, Butler is flushed into a prominent role.

He’s become known for his ability to set big, hard picks and stick shots as a pick and pop presence.

After visiting the sprawling nearby campus at Columbia University, Butler is hearing from Yale, Fairfield, Boston University, Harvard, Quinnipiac, and others. Manhattan College recently offered Butler.

Jayvein Moody, Mountain Pointe (AZ)–The 6-foot-1 Class of 2028 guard is a promising young piece in a Northern Arizona freshman class dripping with talent. Moody has developed smooth handle and a fearlessness in his forays to the rim. As he showed during the recent Prep Hoops AZ Freshman Showcase, he’s able to get above the rim with relative ease.

Moody is a shifty left handed scoring threat who is evasive in his thorough surges to the rim. He’s developed into an elite level transition finisher as he utilizes a slick scoop in layup.

With long arms and a frame that projects at a high level, Moody has become a stabilizing influence with his 3-point shooting. He has a rare adeptness of feel for the game, with the poise and know-how to pick apart a defense even in this embryonic phase of his scholastic career.

Marcus Isaac, Mountain Pointe –The long, agile and athletic Isaac is tracking as one of the top freshmen in the Northern Arizona area and beyond.

The 6-foot-6 true Class of 2028 prospect has the wealth of upside to eventually transform into a position-less style of player. He displayed a feathery touch and a convincing comfort level in putting the ball on the deck and sparking the souped up attack during the aforementioned Prep Hoops AZ freshman showcase.

Isaac opened eyes with his length and ability to block shots. He’s able to close out on shooters and also guard multiple positions.

Jaydon Hayes, Willow Canyon (AZ)–A bigger built 6-foot-2 guard, Hayes plays with a two way tenacity and shows nary a tinge of freshman jitters while carving into traffic.

He’s a cerebral scorer with a funky sling shot jumper, which he can extend out to the 3-point line.

Hayes is a catch and stick presence with a fluid mid range game. He plays off of two feet and seems naturally wired to score. This could be an intriguing four years ahead of him.

Razin Smith, The Gregory School (AZ)–A man-child who scored 25 points or more in multiple games last season, Smith is an attack the rim option with the ability to bulldoze smaller defenders inside.

At 6-foot-6, Smith has a bigger build and an active presence on the offensive glass, where he’s able to swoop in for putbacks and keep second chance possessions intact.

He provides adequate rim protection, blocking shots with both hands and steering drivers clear of the paint.

Playing the four as a freshman last season, the Class of 2027 prospect averaged 19 points per game.

He has the potential to surface as a menacing double double threat this season, as he turned in multiple games of 12 rebounds or more last year.

Camron Moss, Prestige Sports Academy (FL)–At 6-foot-2 and possessing a maturity and poise beyond his years, the South Florida native has the integral intangibles which translate to the next level.

As a knockdown shooter, Moss poses a threat for defenses with his range, knack for sticking shots on the move, and ability to orchestrate spurts when he sticks deep jumpers in succession and sparks momentum surges.

He’s been productive at drawing fouls in the act of shooting and manufacturing points at the free throw line. Moss has offensive uniqueness with his mid range pull up, ability to dribble into 12-15 footers, and his improvement with standstill 3-pointers.

The 2025 post grad has considerable, versatile defensive tactics at 6-foot-1 and can make athletic plays–snaring rebounds outside of the box and pickpocketing guards for quick steals which spur the transition attack. At Prestige Prep in South Florida, Moss has the chance to garner plaudits from a handful of witnesses at the collegiate level.

He has college ready translatable assets with his handle, offense operating and poise. The onus is on Moss to to stick big, impactful shots while navigating the pressure cooker throughout a front loaded schedule that features Division I Jucos and traditional powers such as IMG Academy and Montverde.

Prestige will not only simulate the collegiate experience with emphasis on strength and conditioning, it will prepare Moss for the unforgiving, city to city grind of the next level.

With his work rate and how he sees the floor and creates opportunities for his teammates, expect Moss to play a vital role as a sleeper who could gain recruiting traction later on in the process this season.

Ethan Ramos, Prestige Sports Academy –Ramos enters his post grad season as a pure shooter with a consistent stroke and the ability to extend the floor.

He’s developed into a deadly shooter from well beyond the confines of the arc and a consistent straight on 3-point threat.

Possessing good concepts of the game as a combination guard, the 5-foot-11, 185-pound Ramos has an advanced feel for the game.

This has enabled him to make sound plays as a creative passer and a guy who can attack the baseline and exploit crevices in the defense.

Ramos will look to catalyze a defense that will press and apply stout on ball pressure throughout. His ability to clamp down on ones and two guards has been evident this pre-season. The Alexandria, Va. native is also a notable on ball irritant. His quick hands enable him to get steals where he snatches the rock directly out of ball handlers’ hands, sparking transition leak-outs.

In Prestige’s system, conditioning is a livelihood. With a coaching staff that played college basketball and professionally at a high level, there is major emphasis on a constant workload. Ramos and his teammates will certainly invest in the workload and play hard –they know no other way.

Patrick Rowe, IMG Academy: At 6-foot-7 and possessing a wide ranging offensive tool-set, Rowe is an elite level finisher with a vast array of scoring weapons.

The 2025 prospect is able to stick shots on the move, embrace contact on hard surges to the rim, and soar into the teeth of defenses for left handed finishes.

Rowe possesses high end athleticism tailor cut for the Division-I level.

He’s coming off a historical senior season in Minnesota, where he left his legacy by propelling Chisago Lakes (MN) to a berth in the state tournament. He was driving force in pioneering the program to a conference championship, ending a 20-year drought.

Rowe averaged 31.8 points, 10 boards, and eight assists.

Rowe has a refined feel for the game with his playmaking acumen.

He’s ready for the rigors of the highest level of prep basketball the country has to offer, his vertically explosive game garnering instant credibility in an uber competitive environment.

With his defensive versatility, his size and athleticism enables him to melt passing lanes and protect the rim.

Rowe possesses a 3.4 GPA and has already recorded college credits.