2026 Rankings: 918 vs 405

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It's natural that there's a rivalry between the two biggest metro areas in Oklahoma, with the edge often going to the 405. Oklahoma City's metro area has a natural population advantage along with more of a focus on basketball, compared to the football powerhouses that dominate the big schools in Tulsa. The Class of 2026 appears to be a group that the 918 could have an edge on the 405, making this debate all the more interesting for these prospects. So why not vote on a hypothetical match up between the best Class of 2026 prospects from each metro?</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The teams were decided with a mixture of using the rankings along with a team building aspect. For example, the Class of 2026 in Oklahoma City is deeper with guard play. So when filling out the depth for then rosters, there was more of a focus on prospects with size in Oklahoma City to balance out the squad and match up with Tulsa's taller prospects.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Voting run throughs Friday morning, when a follow up article breaking down the teams and more will be posted. </em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Team 918</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em><strong>Starting 5</strong></em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1783190' first='Isaac' last='Sanders'] - Guard</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1552362' first='Boden' last='Williams'] - Guard</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1552349' first='Julius' last='Wilson'] - Wing</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1552319' first='Jalen' last='Montonati'] - Wing-Forward</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1655627' first='Miles' last='Flemons'] - Forward</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em><strong>Key Contributors</strong></em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1552318' first='Rickey' last='Bruner III'] - Guard</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1987392' first='Evan' last='Goodwin'] - Guard</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1552317' first='Fabian' last='Harris'] - Guard</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2213327' first='Carter' last='Mardis'] - Forward</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Team 405</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Starting 5</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1783189' first='Isaiah' last='Wilks'] - Guard</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2223689' first='Jayden' last='Hopkins'] - Guard</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1674932' first='Andrew' last='Harris'] - Wing</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1552344' first='Nate' last='Muriithi'] - Wing-Forward</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1552378' first='Phoenix' last='Woodson'] - Forward</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em><strong>Key Contributors</strong></em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1552391' first='DeShawn' last='Denson II'] - Guard</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1552384' first='Kaden' last='Leache'] - Guard</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1552375' first='Davon' last='Chaffin'] - Guard-Wing</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1987385' first='Kai' last='Ellis'] - Wing/Forward</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Make your voice heard with a vote below by Friday morning! Or chime in on Twitter! Those Twitter opinions could be featured in the follow up article breaking down a hypothetical game between the two squads. </h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://poll.fm/12830869","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"crowdsignal","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-crowdsignal wp-block-embed-crowdsignal"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://poll.fm/12830869 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->