ICYMI: 2022 Rankings Were Posted This Week
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In case you missed it, Prep Hoops Pennsylvania updated our 2022 Prospect Rankings earlier this week! The rankings now include 260 college prospects with a top five of
Dereck Lively II
Dereck
Lively II
7'1" | C
Westtown School | 2022
State
#3
Nation
PA
,
Christopher Moncrief
Christopher
Moncrief
6'6" | SF
Kiski Prep | 2022
State
#178
Nation
PA
,
Jameel Brown
Jameel
Brown
6'4" | SG
Westtown School | 2022
State
#180
Nation
PA
,
Yann Farell
Yann
Farell
6'7" | SF
Keystone Athletic Academy | 2022
State
PA
, and
Mason Manning
Mason
Manning
6'3" | SG
First Love Christian Academy | 2022
State
#188
Nation
PA
!
See where your favorite players stack up in the state by viewing the Pennsylvania 2022 Rankings!
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Things you need to know about our Prospect Rankings
How do you decide where a player gets ranked? Let us tell you.
Prep Hoops Pennsylvania prospect rankings are compiled by our Scouts with input from high school, AAU, and college coaches who watch a ton of Pennsylvania basketball. We put a lot of time and energy into it and we are as diligent as we can possibly be to get it right. We never intentionally set out to bury a kid or leave them off the list. We try not to be biased, other than favoring athletes with talent and a desire to get better. We work hard at being fair.
Most importantly, this list is about college potential, not current performance. Let us repeat that: This list is about college potential, not current performance. This is the big one, the factor that causes the most consternation, the most misunderstanding, especially among keenly interested parents. With that in mind, grassroots ball matters greatly. We are obviously not ignoring the high school season. It is a reality, however, that players who do not play in grassroots events that are highly attended by other collegiate prospects are diminishing their opportunity to get noticed and distinguish themselves as a recruit and therefore make the rankings.