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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Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log inThe 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
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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)
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Jamaria Clark
Jamaria
Clark
6'2" | CG
Doyline | 2023
State
LA
(Doyline / 6’2″ / O.W.E.) - Canin Jefferson Canin Jefferson 6'0" | PG Newman | 2023 State LA (Newman / 6’1″ / LivOn Fleur-de-Lis)
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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)
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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
6'0" | 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 6'5" | 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.
