New Faces, New Places – 2025 Rankings Update

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Part II of our "New Faces, New Places" series focuses on the class of 2025.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As a reminder, most of the prospects in this series had previously appeared in rankings in other states, before ultimately transferring into New England and appearing in our most recent rankings update. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The highest ranked <em>New Faces, New Places</em> prospect in the class of 2025 is [player_tooltip player_id='2317299' first='Dwayne' last='Aristode'], who checks in at #3 in the updated rankings.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Aristode is a prospect that is quickly climbing the national rankings and will be at the center of attention for numerous high major programs this summer.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Below, we'll highlight five more high ranking prospects that are new to the region (and our rankings) this year:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2325731"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Edmead, a New York native, is an explosive lead guard with a lightning quick first step. 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