2026 Rankings Breakdown: Newcomers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prep Hoops Virginia recently updated its <a href="https://prephoops.com/virginia/rankings/2026-rankings/">2026 prospect rankings</a>. Here is a rundown of the featured newcomers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">#19 [player_tooltip player_id='2347779' first='Nick' last='Byrd'] | Hopewell</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Byrd is a 5'10" point guard who is effective as a playmaker on both ends of the floor. He has a nose for the ball and is geared towards making the correct play. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">#24 [player_tooltip player_id='2347778' first='Adam' last='Perdue'] | Broad Run</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Perdue is a 6'4" guard who is relentless as a scorer. He has volleyball line range but can also mix it up in the paint.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">#27 [player_tooltip player_id='2347792' first='Julian' last='Burgdolf'] | St. Stephen's &amp; St. Agnes</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Burgdolf has emerged as one of the better perimeter defenders at SSSAS. He's a fundamentally sound guard prospect who plays through contact and gets to his spots efficiently. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">#37 [player_tooltip player_id='2347772' first='Jake' last='Bahr'] | Bishop Ireton</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bahr is a promising 6'4" guard prospect who can flat-out score. You have to respect his outside shot and he can attack closeouts to get to the in-between areas where he uses runers and pull-ups. Bahr is a mid-post assassin who uses his size to his advantage vs. smaller foes. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">#42 [player_tooltip player_id='2347793' first='Lukas' last='Buinevicius'] | Virginia Episcopal</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Buinevicius is a powerful 6'5" guard who likes to attack downhill and is built to absorb contact. He plays off 2 feet and has a deft touch on his floater. Buinevicius is also effective as a rebounder and playmaker. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">#52 [player_tooltip player_id='2304616' first='Grey' last='Chamberlain'] | Potomac School</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Chamberlain is a 6'5" shooter who is always shot-ready and is armed with a quick release. He also gives good effort defensively and helps out on the boards. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">#55 [player_tooltip player_id='2347781' first='Kai' last='Wilcox'] | Patriot</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wilcox is a key man in the Pioneers rotation. He is a solid ball-handler who is a good spot-up shooter with range.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">#56 [player_tooltip player_id='2347784' first='Aidan' last='McKeating'] | Princess Anne</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>McKeating is the ultimate hustle guy who impacts winning without scoring. He is fearless and plays the game with a high IQ. McKeating regularly uses ball fakes and knows how to sell contact as a defender. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">#57 [player_tooltip player_id='2148857' first='Cole' last='Forbrich'] | Evergreen Christian</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Forbrich has quickly established a reputation as one of the better shooters we've seen so far in this class. He's had multiple games with double-figures in scoring already.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">#70 [player_tooltip player_id='2347783' first='Carson' last='Cook'] | Patriot</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cook is an interesting name to monitor within the Pioneers program. He has good size at around 6'2" and is a threat from 3. Giving Cook time to set his feet is a bad idea. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->