Basketball recruiting rankings: A look at the best in the 2021, 2022 and 2023 classes
Here’s a look at the top high school basketball recruits in the classes of 2021, 2022 and 2023, according to the 247Sports composite rankings for each group.
Click on a player’s name to go to that recruit’s 247Sports player page — or their Next Cats player page, if it’s a major Kentucky target — and learn more about his recruitment. If a player has not yet chosen a college, you can click on the “Uncommitted” link next to his name and go to the latest Crystal Ball predictions for that recruit.
Links to the full 247Sports composite rankings for each class are also included below. This page will continue to be updated in the future as rankings are refreshed and players make their college decisions.
Class of 2021 basketball rankings
1. Chet Holmgren | C | Minneapolis, Minn. | GONZAGA
2. Paolo Banchero | PF | Seattle, Wash. | DUKE
3. Jaden Hardy | G | Henderson, Nev. | G LEAGUE
4. Jalen Duren | C | Philadelphia, Pa. | MEMPHIS
5. Emoni Bates | SF | Ypsilanti, Mich. | Uncommitted
6. Jabari Smith | PF | Tyrone, Ga. | AUBURN
7. Patrick Baldwin Jr. | SF | Milwaukee | MILWAUKEE
8. Kennedy Chandler | PG | Memphis | TENNESSEE
9. Caleb Houstan | F | Mississauga, Ont. | MICHIGAN
10. Peyton Watson | SF | Long Beach, Calif. | UCLA
11. Scoota Henderson | PG | Marietta, Ga. | G LEAGUE
12. JD Davison | PG | Letohatchee, Ala. | ALABAMA
13. Kendall Brown | SF | Cottage Grove, Minn. | BAYLOR
14. TyTy Washington | PG | Chandler, Ariz. | KENTUCKY
15. Daimion Collins | PF | Atlanta, Texas | KENTUCKY
16. Moussa Diabate | PF | Paris, France | MICHIGAN
17. AJ Griffin | SF | White Plains, N.Y. | DUKE
18. Harrison Ingram | SF | Dallas, Texas | STANFORD
19. Max Christie | SG | Arlington Heights, Ill. | MICHIGAN STATE
20. Hunter Sallis | G | Omaha, Neb. | GONZAGA
Full rankings: Click here for the 2021 composite rankings
Class of 2022 basketball rankings
1. . Amari Bailey | G | Chatsworth, Calif. | UCLA
2. Keyonte George | SG | Lewisville, Texas | BAYLOR
3. Chris Livingston | SF | Akron, Ohio | Uncommitted
4. Dariq Whitehead | SF | Newark, N.J. | DUKE
5. Dereck Lively II | C | Bellefonte, Pa. | Uncommitted
6. Shaedon Sharpe | SG | London, Ont. | Uncommitted
7. Dior Johnson | PG | Corona, Calif. | OREGON
8. Jazian Gortman | PG | Columbia, S.C. | OVERTIME ELITE
9. Jarace Walker | PF | New Freedom, Pa. | Uncommitted
10. Mark Mitchell | SF | Lansing, Kan. | Uncommitted
11. Skyy Clark | PG | Nashville, Tenn. | KENTUCKY
12. Kijani Wright | PF | Los Angeles, Calif. | Uncommitted
13. Brandon Miller | SF | Antioch, Tenn. | Uncommitted
14. Adem Bona | C | Lagos, Nigeria | Uncommitted
15. Jaden Bradley | PG | Concord, N.C. | Uncommitted
16. Cason Wallace | G | Richardson, Texas | Uncommitted
17. Sadraque Nganga | PF | Luanda, Angola | Uncommitted
18. Zion Cruz | G | Hillside, N.J. | Uncommitted
19. Jalen Washington | PF | Gary, Ind. | NORTH CAROLINA
20. MJ Rice | SF | Durham, N.C. | KANSAS
Full rankings: Click here for the 2022 composite rankings
Class of 2023 basketball rankings
1. DJ Wagner | PG | Camden, N.J. | Uncommitted
2. Omaha Biliew | PF | West Des Moines, Iowa | Uncommitted
3. JJ Taylor | SF | Chicago | Uncommitted
4. Elijah Fisher | SG | Toronto | Uncommitted
5. Mikey Williams | G | Huntersville, N.C. | Uncommitted
6. Mackenzie Mgbako | SF | Gladstone, N.J. | Uncommitted
7. Kwame Evans Jr. | SF | Baltimore, Md. | Uncommitted
8. Baye Fall | C | Senegal | Uncommitted
9. Mookie Cook | SF | Jefferson, Ore. | Uncommitted
10. Robert Dillingham | PG | Charlotte, N.C. | Uncommitted
Full rankings: Click here for the 2023 composite rankings
This story was originally published February 18, 2021 at 1:34 PM.
