On Friday, Prep Hoops released the last set of rankings in Louisiana for the month of December. The rankings for the class of 2025 were released with not a lot of wholesale changes. While there were not plenty of changes,…
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Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log inOn Friday, Prep Hoops released the last set of rankings in Louisiana for the month of December. The rankings for the class of 2025 were released with not a lot of wholesale changes. While there were not plenty of changes, there were some players who moved upward in the rankings. There were also some new additions as well. In this overview of the rankings, we will review what was new in the class of 2025 rankings.
The Top Ten
While there was a subtle change within the top 10, there was not a change in which players comprise the top ten. Here is a look at the latest version.
1.
Drew Timmons
Drew
Timmons
6'5" | SF
Archbishop Hannan | 2025
State
LA
(6’5″ | Archbishop Hannan) 6.
Xavier Ferguson
Xavier
Ferguson
6'1" | CG
Zachary | 2025
State
LA
(6’1″ | Zachary)
2.
Christopher Cenac
Christopher
Cenac
6'8" | SF
Isidore Newman | 2025
State
LA
(6’8″ | Newman) 7.
Chris Shiflett Jr
Chris
Shiflett Jr
5'9" | PG
Evangel Christian Academy | 2025
State
LA
(5’9″ | Evangel)
3. Jeremiah Lucas Jeremiah Lucas 6'2" | SG Bonnabel | 2025 State LA (6’2″ | Bonnabel) 8. Nico B Jones Nico B Jones 6'2" | CG Catholic | 2025 State LA (6’2″ | Catholic (BR)
4.
Christopher Birden
Christopher
Birden
6'8" | SF
Isidore Newman | 2025
State
LA
(6’7″ | Newman) 9.
Jamal Drewery
Jamal
Drewery
5'10" | PG
Scotlandville | 2025
State
LA
(5’10” | Scotlandville)
5.
Antron Mason II
Antron
Mason II
6'1" | CG
Wossman | 2025
State
LA
(6’1″ | Wossman) 10.
Kerry McMillian
Kerry
McMillian
6'1" | PG
John F Kennedy | 2025
State
LA
(6’1″ | JFK)
Drew Timmons
Drew
Timmons
6'5" | SF
Archbishop Hannan | 2025
State
LA
is still the top ranked player in the class. He is building from a freshman campaign that led to a state title. He and his team are aiming for back-to-back titles. Chris Cenac is a player with a ton of potential who is playing with one of the top programs in the state. Lucas moves up to the third position due to how he has begun this season. He is a two-way player who is a threat at any level of the floor. Chris Birden is a wiry, athletic forward who can play inside or out. He is better around the rim right now but everyone better watch out. Mason is a combo guard who is only going to get better. He is going to make an assault on the top player position before too long.
Ferguson is next up at Zachary. He can shoot it, finish in the paint, rebound, and defend. Shiflett is one of the better point guards in the state and he has continued to approve since the summer.
Nico B Jones
Nico
B Jones
6'2" | CG
Catholic | 2025
State
LA
is a combo guard who can facilitate as well as shoot. He is a threat from multiple levels as well.
Jamal Drewery
Jamal
Drewery
5'10" | PG
Scotlandville | 2025
State
LA
has been one of the better guards in Louisiana since the 8th grade. His passing ability is top tier and he defends at a high level also. Rounding out the top ten is
Kerry McMillian
Kerry
McMillian
6'1" | PG
John F Kennedy | 2025
State
LA
from JFK. He is as versatile at the point as anyone else in the class.
Movers & Shakers
As previously stated, there was not a ton of movement in the rankings. However, a couple of the players did make big jumps in their ranking status.
Ronald “Bubba” Strong
Ronald
“Bubba” Strong
6'1" | CG
Calvary Baptist Academy | 2025
State
LA
at Calvary Baptist has lit it up recently and moved into the top 25 of the rankings. Combo guard
Travon Varner
Travon
Varner
6'1" | CG
Neville | 2025
State
LA
from Neville is another one who played his way into a massive jump. He is now rated in the high 40s from his September rating in the 70s. All players will have another chance to improve their ratings as we move into district and spring play.
New Additions
There were several players added to the rankings in Louisiana. Many of them came from storied programs or high performing programs. These players that follow will be preps to keep abreast of as the season progresses.
Jayden Jackson Jayden Jackson 5'9" | PG West Monroe | 2025 State LA (5’9″ | West Monroe); Cage Van Norman Cage Van Norman 6'1" | CG Loyola College Prep | 2025 State LA (6’1″ | Loyola CP); Noah Spears Noah Spears 6'7" | PF Doyline | 2025 State LA (6’7″ | Doyline); Jonavon Begnaud (6’2″ | Welsh); Marquis Thomas Marquis Thomas 6'2" | SG Madison | 2025 State LA (6’2″ | Madison)
There were a total of 10 newcomers to the rankings. Watch for these players and others during the various high school tournaments happening around the state.
