ICYMI: 2025 Rankings Were Posted This Week
In case you missed it, Prep Hoops Virginia updated our 2025 Prospect Rankings earlier this week! The rankings now include 40 college prospects with a top five of Christian Gurdak Christian Gurdak 6'9" | C Gonzaga | 2025 State #156 Nation MD , Kareem Stagg Kareem Stagg 6'8" | PF IMG | 2025 State #399 Nation FL , Kaden Magwood Kaden Magwood 6'3" | PG Oak Hill Academy | 2025 State #139 Nation VA , Austin Williford Austin Williford 6'4" | CG Saint Anne’s Belfield | 2025 State #137 Nation VA , and Martez Harris Martez Harris 6'10" | PF Cape Henry | 2025 State #269 Nation VA !
See where your favorite players stack up in the state by viewing the Virginia 2025 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 Virginia prospect rankings are compiled by our Scouts with input from high school, AAU, and college coaches who watch a ton of Virginia 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.