Summer Vacation Edition: Class of 2023 Rankings Overview
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The month of June is here! That means that the spring grassroots season has finished and the preparations for the 2022-2023 high school season have begun with team camps happening throughout Louisiana. It also means that it is time for…
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Continue ReadingThe month of June is here! That means that the spring grassroots season has finished and the preparations for the 2022-2023 high school season have begun with team camps happening throughout Louisiana. It also means that it is time for the 2023 rankings in Louisiana to be updated. Here is an overview of the latest rankings update for the class of 2023. Once a class that was thought to be real top heavy is emerging into one with more depth than previously thought.
Class of 2023 Top 10
- Corey Chest Corey Chest 6'7" | SF McMain | 2023 #94 Nation MO (McMain / 6’8″ / LivOn Fleur-de-Lis)
- Chris Lockett Chris Lockett 6'5" | CG Isidore Newman | 2023 State #180 Nation LA (Newman / 6’5″ / LivOn Fleur-de-Lis)
- Brandon Hardy Brandon Hardy 6'4" | SG Zachary | 2023 State #234 Nation LA (Zachary / 6’4″ / Louisiana Elite)
- Tyler Ringgold Tyler Ringgold 6'7" | SF Legacy Early College | 2023 State SC (Southern Lab / 6’7″ / Louisiana Elite)
- John Kelly John Kelly 6'7" | SF John Ehret | 2023 State #237 Nation LA (Shaun Dumas Academy / 6’7″ / Southern United)
- Jamaria Clark Jamaria Clark 6'2" | CG Doyline | 2023 State LA (Doyline / 6’2″ / O.W.E.)
- Canin Jefferson Canin Jefferson 6'1" | PG Newman | 2023 State LA (Newman / 6’1″ / LivOn Fleur-de-Lis)
- Warren Young Warren Young 6'1" | CG Walker | 2023 State LA (Walker / 6’2″ / Louisiana Elite)
- Jaylon Hicks Jaylon Hicks 6'5" | SF Carver | 2023 State LA (Carver / 6’5″ / no team at present)
- De’Vion Lavergne De’Vion Lavergne 6'3" | CG North Central | 2023 State LA (North Central / 6’3″ / Louisiana Elite)
The top player mantle in the class of 2023 now goes to Corey Chest Corey Chest 6'7" | SF McMain | 2023 #94 Nation MO from Eleanor McMain. He has been ascending since the summer of 2020 and has now become the top player. Chris Lockett Chris Lockett 6'5" | CG Isidore Newman | 2023 State #180 Nation LA is now the #2 player in the class. The 2022 Division III state champion is the best combo guard in the state. Lockett is followed by 2x Class 5A state champion Brandon Hardy Brandon Hardy 6'4" | SG Zachary | 2023 State #234 Nation LA . Hardy may be the most dynamic guard we have and is climbing up the latter nationally. Southern Lab Kitten forward Tyler Ringgold Tyler Ringgold 6'7" | SF Legacy Early College | 2023 State SC is the fourth rated player. He was the Division IV title game MOP and has the all-around game to prove it. Rounding out the top five is John Kelly John Kelly 6'7" | SF John Ehret | 2023 State #237 Nation LA . The versatile forward is one of the reasons the Shaun Dumas Academy had so much success in its first season.
Positions six through ten had some shifting with players reclassifying and moving to other states. Jamaria Clark Jamaria Clark 6'2" | CG Doyline | 2023 State LA remains at the sixth spot and is regarded as the best distance shooter in the class. Canin Jefferson Canin Jefferson 6'1" | PG Newman | 2023 State LA is seventh and is the top point guard in this class and possibly in Louisiana. Warren Young Warren Young 6'1" | CG Walker | 2023 State LA , the combo scoring guard out of Walker, is the eighth rated player in the class. Wing Jaylon Hicks Jaylon Hicks 6'5" | SF Carver | 2023 State LA , from the Class 4A state champion Carver Rams, is now the 9th rated player in the class. Rounding out the top 10 is another state champion in De’Vion Lavergne De’Vion Lavergne 6'3" | CG North Central | 2023 State LA of North Central.
Stock Risers and New Additions
Player movement is very common when releasing a new set of rankings. Here are some of the stock risers and new additions to the Class of 2023 rankings.
Players who moved up in the rankings:
#11 Deion Ware Deion Ware 6'4" | CG Hamilton Christian | 2023 TX (Hamilton Christian / 6’4″ / Louisiana Elite)
#14 Courtney McCarthy Courtney McCarthy 6'5" | SG Richwood | 2023 State LA (Richwood / 6’5″ / LivOn Fleur-de-Lis)
#15 Terrance James Terrance James 6'4" | SF Gibsland-Coleman | 2023 State LA (Gibsland-Coleman / 6’4″ / O.W.E.)
#20 Braylan McNeal Braylan McNeal 6'6" | SF Ruston | 2023 State LA (Ruston / 6’5″ / Team Millsaps)
#26 Shad Levy Shad Levy 6'3" | CG Dunham | 2023 State LA (Dunham / 6’3″ / Showtime Elite ’23)
Players who are new additions to the rankings:
#17 JaQuise Richmond JaQuise Richmond 6'6" | SF Barbe | 2023 State LA (Barbe / 6’6″ / Louisiana Elite)
#59 Jamarian Johnnie Jamarian Johnnie 6'5" | SF Northside | 2023 State LA (Northside / 6’5″ / Xtreme Hoops ’23)
#67 Draven Smith Draven Smith 6'5" | SF French Settlement | 2023 State LA (French Settlement / 6’5″ / Louisiana Fire)
#71 Noah Jones Noah Jones 6'3" | SG Broadmoor | 2023 State LA (Broadmoor / 6’3″ / Showtime Elite ’23)
The newly released rankings are available on the Prep Hoops Louisiana website where you can see the 170-plus players ranked by the Prep Hoops staff.