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<p>The 2024 class has been a memorable one. It's sad to see this group's careers come to an end. But we'll take one more pass at the class rankings to try to make sure we honor all these deserving players.</p>
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<p>We made some significant adjustments to the top 20, with Blue Valley Northwest big man [player_tooltip player_id='1461338' first='Joey' last='Matteoni'] rising the highest, and his teammate Jake Fritz making the biggest leap to a top-20 spot. Be sure to check out one small school guy who played his way into the top 20 as well.</p>
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<p>As for the biggest riser in the class, we had several guys who jumped more than 20 spots. You will be impressed by how far 6A all-stater [player_tooltip player_id='1461441' first='Gavin' last='Harvey'] (pictured) and 2A champ [player_tooltip player_id='1953952' first='Kreighton' last='Kanitz'] rose.</p>
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<p>Some guys earned their way into the rankings with really fine senior seasons, let by Wichita East postseason hero [player_tooltip player_id='2387718' first='Manuel' last='Martinez']. See where he and fellow big schoolers [player_tooltip player_id='2387721' first='Teddy' last='Saylor'] and [player_tooltip player_id='2387724' first='Brooks' last='Powers'] entered the list. </p>
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<p>We added some very deserving small school ballers as well, led by Riverton's [player_tooltip player_id='2387731' first='Loch' last='North'] and Lebo's [player_tooltip player_id='2387736' first='Grayson' last='Shoemaker']. Check out where they got slotted.</p>
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<p><a href="https://prephoops.com/kansas/rankings/2024-rankings/">Click here to see the Kansas 2024 Player Rankings</a></p>
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<p>This is the first update of the Kansas 2024 Player Rankings since Jan. 8, 2024 and will be the final adjustment for the class. Stay tuned for articles about highest risers and new additions to the list.</p>
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The 2024 class has been a memorable one. It's sad to see this group's careers come to an end. But we'll take one more pass at the class rankings to try to make sure we honor all these deserving players.
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