Ohio State Tournament Preview
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The Prep Hoops Circuit comes to Columbus this weekend! With lots of talented in-state programs and a handful of out of state teams making the trip to Fieldhouse USA and Westland High School, in this article we’ll preview some of…
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Continue ReadingThe Prep Hoops Circuit comes to Columbus this weekend! With lots of talented in-state programs and a handful of out of state teams making the trip to Fieldhouse USA and Westland High School, in this article we’ll preview some of the top teams and players to watch at the event. To view the schedule and brackets for the tournament click here.
17 U Bracket
For any tournament, the 17 U action is going to be the most highly contested trophy and filled with the most talent. Our 17 U field is stacked with talent from top to bottom. Going in alphabetical order, Charging Elite has had a strong Prep Hoops Circuit showing with guard
Ellis Appiah
Ellis
Appiah
6'1" | CG
Olentangy Orange | 2025
State
OH
standing out this spring. DG Warriors brings a northeast Ohio group with a lot of new names. Elite Mentality was on our circuit last year and has GMC stars like
Cash Ingram
Cash
Ingram
6'1" | PG
Winton Woods | 2025
State
OH
and
Nathaniel Riep
Nathaniel
Riep
6'6" | SF
Oak Hills | 2025
State
OH
. 2027 prospect Maceo Bronston also plays up with this group. Future prospects 2025 also has a 2027 prospect playing up in
Ty Rohrer
Ty
Rohrer
6'0" | SG
Miami East | 2027
OH
.
Gem City Basketball Club
mixes Dayton area and southeast Ohio talent, guard
Jayce Rothwell
Jayce
Rothwell
6'1" | PG
North Adams | 2025
State
OH
is the engine to their team. Grassroots Elite has a northeast Ohio based team with
Lorenzo Staley
Lorenzo
Staley
6'7" | C
Cleveland Glenville | 2025
State
OH
and
Xavier Vickerstaff
Xavier
Vickerstaff
6'5" | PF
Mayfield | 2025
State
OH
as notable names to watch.
Hopson Elite
is another program familiar with Prep Hoops Circuit events,
Brandon Ingram Jr
Brandon
Ingram Jr
6'3" | SF
Sylvania Southview | 2025
State
OH
has been a spring standout. Both Huntsman Select and Legacy Athletics are new teams for our writers to scout this weekend. Midwest Basketball Club Gilliland has been a team to watch for regional small college coaches. Players like
Eli Roberts
Eli
Roberts
6'8" | PF
South Webster | 2025
State
OH
,
Cam Williams
Cam
Williams
6'2" | PG
Elder | 2025
State
OH
and
Bennett Kayser
Bennett
Kayser
6'5" | PF
Minford | 2025
State
OH
find themselves in the top 40 of our 2025 rankings. Midwest Flyers Paige is another Dayton area squad to watch. Midwest Pumas Sayre/Maurer brings OCC talent like
Carter Piatt-Brown
Carter
Piatt-Brown
6'3" | SF
Delaware Hayes | 2025
State
OH
,
Garrett Brown
Garrett
Brown
6'0" | SG
Delaware Hayes | 2025
OH
and
Will Sims
Will
Sims
6'5" | PF
Delaware Hayes | 2025
OH
from the regional champs Delaware Hayes. NEBC Elite comes from Buffalo NY with a lot of talent to watch. Nova Village brings three groups, Legron and Twinam have been consistent faces on the Prep Hoops Circuit with
Jakob Legron
Jakob
Legron
6'0" | SG
Lexington | 2025
OH
and
Nohah Nichols
Nohah
Nichols
6'3" | PF
Tri-valley | 2025
State
OH
being names to know from their groups. Their Under Armour affiliated team Nova Village Perkins brings top talents like
Devin Brown
Devin
Brown
6'5" | SF
Olentangy Orange | 2025
State
OH
,
Tai Perkins
Tai
Perkins
5'11" | PG
Westerville North | 2025
State
OH
,
Jaden Calloway
Jaden
Calloway
6'2" | SG
Bishop Hartley | 2025
State
OH
and
Micah Young
Micah
Young
6'1" | CG
Westerville North | 2025
State
OH
from our top 60 2025 rankings. NW Ohio Basketball features small town studs like
Wren Sheets
Wren
Sheets
6'7" | C
Convoy Crestview | 2025
State
OH
and
Blake Sommers
Blake
Sommers
5'8"
Spencerville | 2025
OH
, who have both been spring standouts.
Ohio Buckets
Black has a lot of small college talent including
Brayden Olson
Brayden
Olson
5'11" | SG
Clyde | 2025
State
OH
and
Justice Thompson
Justice
Thompson
6'4" | SF
Ashland Crestview | 2025
State
OH
helping lead the charge. Ohio Saints has caught eyes at the Prep Hoops Circuit with mostly northeast Columbus area talent,
Jaxon Dustin
Jaxon
Dustin
6'2" | SG
Heath | 2025
State
OH
of Heath has had a nice spring on our circuit. Finally, Team XCel brings Mansfield area recruits with unsigned 2024 prospects
Elijah Hudson
Elijah
Hudson
6'8" | PF
Lexington | 2024
State
OH
and
Marquis Long
Marquis
Long
6'2" | SG
Marion Harding | 2024
State
OH
as their top names to know.
16 U Bracket
We won’t dive into every team like we did with 17 U but we’ll still hit the heavy hitters to watch.
Hopson Elite
has a big 2026 group and Calian Hornbeak has already caught our eyes, maybe a couple more of their players breakout this weekend? Huskies 2026 comes all the way from North Carolina, the furthest travel distance for any team this weekend. Kentucky Storm Elite is a rare program with players from three states, Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. Midwest Pumas Useh has a nice group with
Jeremiah Russell
Jeremiah
Russell
6'0" | PG
Delaware Hayes | 2026
State
OH
leading the way with Wheelersburg duo
Braylon Rucker
Braylon
Rucker
5'11" | PG
Wheelersburg | 2026
OH
and
Landon McGraw
Landon
McGraw
6'2" | SF
Wheelersburg | 2026
OH
. MR Elite 2026 brings
Griffin Straub
Griffin
Straub
6'6" | PF
Saint Clairsville | 2026
State
OH
, a new member of our rankings alongside Pennsylvania 2027 prospects Aj Tarpley and Brandon Martin playing up. Nova Village brings three groups in the 16 U bracket with
Jakhi Calloway
Jakhi
Calloway
5'11" | PG
Bishop Hartley | 2026
State
OH
and
Marco Mattucci
Marco
Mattucci
6'3" | SG
New Albany | 2026
State
OH
as top 30 ranked prospects in 2026. NW Ohio brings two groups in 16 U with
Owen Sensabaugh
Owen
Sensabaugh
5'11" | SG
Spencerville | 2026
OH
as a name to know from their program.
Ohio Clamps
has a Toledo based team with
Traden Booker
Traden
Booker
6'1" | PG
Toledo Rogers | 2026
OH
as their floor general. Phenom United brings two 16 U groups, Athens McGillis and
Jordan Priddy
Jordan
Priddy
6'2" | SG
Lima Central Catholic | 2026
State
OH
are a guard duo to watch.
15 U Bracket
Finally the 15 U bracket will mostly compete at Westland High School before some tournament semifinal and championship action at Fieldhouse USA. Starting with All Heart 2027, a Cincinnati based program that’s already caught our attention this spring. CCB 2027 has a lot of Toledo City League talent to watch while Hoop Nation 2027 has greater Toledo area prospects. Midwest Basketball Club has seven 15 U teams in attendance, Midwest Daniels on the E40 circuit has some names to know across central Ohio. Mr22 Elite brings two groups with their 3SSB team being ranked at the top of the Adidas 3SSB standings. Le’Shawn Hill is the point guard for their 3SSB group that’s had a ton of success this spring. They’ll have a tough matchup with Nova’s 15 U Under Armour group led by
Tony Cornett III
Tony
Cornett III
6'2" | CG
Westerville North | 2027
OH
. Finally, NW Ohio, Ohio Saints and Team XCel are also bringing 15 U groups, we’ve mentioned their older teams already in the article and are excited to learn about the younger groups this weekend.