Top 2026 Players in The Region
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With the initial release of the top 25 rankings and a 200+ player watch list for the class of 2026, it is time to take a look at some of the top players in the biggest areas of Indiana. We…
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Continue ReadingWith the initial release of the top 25 rankings and a 200+ player watch list for the class of 2026, it is time to take a look at some of the top players in the biggest areas of Indiana. We will start in the Northern half of the state and work our way down to the Southern half where we finish off with Evansville, so we will start with The Region. We currently have 30 players from The Region in the Class of 2026 database with 4 in our top 25. All of the other players on our watch list are listed in alphabetical order with no ranking order whatsoever. Reggie Hinton Reggie Hinton 5'10" | PG Gary West Side | 2026 State IN , a point guard from Gary West, took over the top spot in The Region for the 2026 class. Dikembe Shaw Dikembe Shaw 6'6" | SF Crown Point | 2026 State IN (Crown Point), Metrell Harbin Metrell Harbin 6'9" | C Bishop Noll | 2026 IN (Hammond Noll), and Terrence Hayes Terrence Hayes 6'1" | PG Gary 21st Century | 2026 State IN (Gary 21st Century) all join Hinton in the top 25 in the state for the 2026 class. Now, let’s take a look at the 2026 rankings for The Region.
Rank | Player Name | Height | Position – Rank | High School | AAU Team |
12 | Reggie Hinton Reggie Hinton 5'10" | PG Gary West Side | 2026 State IN | 5’10” | PG – 6 | Gary West | MeanStreets 2026 |
19 | Dikembe Shaw Dikembe Shaw 6'6" | SF Crown Point | 2026 State IN | 6’4″ | SF – 3 | Crown Point | Indy Heat – Northwest 2026 |
20 | Metrell Harbin Metrell Harbin 6'9" | C Bishop Noll | 2026 IN | 6’9″ | C – 2 | Hammond Noll | Indy Heat 2026 |
22 | Terrence Hayes Terrence Hayes 6'1" | PG Gary 21st Century | 2026 State IN | 5’10” | PG – 11 | Gary 21st Century | Indy Heat 2026 |
WL | KJ Avery KJ Avery 6'2" | SG Valparaiso | 2026 State IN | 6’0″ | PG | Valparaiso | Team GRIII Elite 2026 |
WL | Jakob Billmeyer Jakob Billmeyer 5'10" | SG Lake Central | 2026 IN | 5’10” | SG | Lake Central | Indy Heat 2026 |
WL | Justin Cain Justin Cain 6'6" | C Crispus Attucks | 2026 IN | 6’6″ | C | Gary West | |
WL | Bryce Cooper Bryce Cooper 5'11" | SG Gary West Side | 2026 IN | 5’11” | SG | Gary West | |
WL | Kyle Cooper Kyle Cooper 5'11" | SG Gary West Side | 2026 IN | 5’11” | SG | Gary West | |
WL | Tyler Crews Tyler Crews 6'9" | C Gary West Side | 2026 State IN | 6’9″ | C | Gary West | |
WL | Mason Darrell Mason Darrell 6'1" | SG Crown Point | 2026 State IN | 5’11” | SG | Crown Point | Team GRIII Elite 2026 |
WL | Colson Dobre Colson Dobre 6'7" | PF Marquette Catholic | 2026 State IN | 6’5″ | PF | Marquette Catholic | Indy Heat 2026 |
WL | Jacolby Donaldson Jacolby Donaldson 6'0" | PG Gary 21st Century | 2026 IN | 5’10” | PG | Gary 21st Century | |
WL | Evan Geller Evan Geller 6'4" | SF Lake Central | 2026 IN | 6’4″ | SF | Lake Central | Team GRIII Elite 2026 |
WL | Julian Holmes Julian Holmes 6'0" | PG Gary West Side | 2026 IN | 5’10” | PG | Gary West | |
WL | Jay Huerta Jay Huerta 5'11" | PG South Central (Union Mills) | 2026 IN | 5’11” | PG | South Central (Union Mills) | |
WL | Colin Kaleth Colin Kaleth 5'10" | PG Valparasio | 2026 IN | 5’10” | PG | Valparaiso | Team GRIII Elite 2026 |
WL | Lucas Kleckner Lucas Kleckner 5'8" | PG Kouts | 2026 IN | 5’5″ | PG | Kouts | Team GRIII Elite 2026 |
WL | Carter Kobe Carter Kobe 5'10" | PG Portage | 2026 IN | 5’10” | PG | Portage | 94 Feet Elite 2026 |
WL | Cooper Kroncke Cooper Kroncke 5'8" | SG Lake Central | 2026 IN | 5’8″ | SG | Lake Central | Indy Heat Gym Rats 2026 |
WL | Jack Lux Jack Lux 5'10" | SG Crown Point | 2026 IN | 5’10” | SG | Crown Point | Team GRIII Elite 2026 |
WL | Josh Malloy Josh Malloy 6'2" | SG Munster | 2026 State IN | 6’1″ | SG | Munster | Team GRIII Elite 2026 |
WL | Ronald Mosley Ronald Mosley 5'9" | PG Gary 21st Century | 2026 State IN | 5’9″ | PG | Gary 21st Century | Indy Flash 2026 |
WL | Amari Murphy Amari Murphy 6'0" | SF Gary 21st Century | 2026 IN | 6’0″ | SF | Gary 21st Century | 219 D Elite 2026 |
WL | Ethan Niemeyer Ethan Niemeyer 5'7" | SG Crown Point | 2026 IN | 5’7″ | SG | Crown Point | Indiana Game 2026 |
WL | Bryce Peters Bryce Peters 6'2" | PG Merrillville | 2026 IN | 5’9″ | PG | Merrillville | Meanstreets 2026 |
WL | Jamarie Pollard Jamarie Pollard 5'9" | SG Bowman Academy | 2026 IN | 5’9″ | SG | Bowman Academy | IGT Monstars 2026 |
WL | Kaiden Rhodes Kaiden Rhodes 5'8" | PG Crown Point | 2026 IN | 5’8″ | PG | Crown Point | |
WL | Kingston Rhodes Kingston Rhodes 5'8" | PG Crown Point | 2026 State IN | 5’8″ | PG | Crown Point | Indy Heat 2026 |
WL | Kaleb Schultz Kaleb Schultz 5'9" | PG Gary West Side | 2026 IN | 5’9″ | PG | Gary West | |
WL | Donjae Sewood Donjae Sewood 5'8" | SG Bowman Academy | 2026 IN | 5’8″ | SG | Bowman Academy | IGT Monstars 2026 |
WL | Cuba Smith Cuba Smith 5'11" | SG La Laumiere | 2026 IN | 5’11” | SG | La Lumiere | |
WL | Jerry Triplett III Jerry Triplett III 6'0" | SG Andrean | 2026 IN | 6’0″ | SG | Andrean |