Class of 2026 Debutants: East Tennessee

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With the release of the updated 2026 rankings, many talented players make their @PrepHoopsTN ranking debuts. The additions within this feature play high school basketball in eastern Tennessee.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2570444"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-66f31e5f3044f"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2570444' first='Ezra' last='Sixto']</strong> - </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Plus athlete. Wonderful height for the position. Ezra dressed varsity last year, but was behind a couple of establish veterans. Sixto's time is now. It will be interesting to see what he developed quietly during practices.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2570437' first='Grayson' last='Kegerreis']</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2493796"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-66f46c3153add"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2493796' first='Antwaan' last='Underwood']</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Antwaan performed well at the PrepHoopsTN Combine way back in June, which led to this ranking. He was versatile in his abilities, but showed the potential to improve his rebounding outside of his area. Underwood looks to be a shooting guard or combo.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2478792' first='Quintin' last='Jones Jr.']</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2478792' first='Quintin' last='Jones Jr.'] made a memorable first impression in June at the PrepHoopsTN Combine. He can handle it a bit and slides his feet well on defense.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2560261' first='Mantas' last='Paldauskas']</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>High skill. Paldauskas turned heads at Ball in the Fall League this month. He will reside on the Watch List until we get a legitimate look, but the word is he could be Top 10 in the 2026 class for Tennessee. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2551694' first='Garrison' last='White']</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2560287' first='Ernas' last='Valauskas']</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>McCallie is hosting Ernas as a boarding student and his impact is highly anticipated. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2561923' first='Elijah' last='Hall']</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Look for [player_tooltip player_id='2561923' first='Elijah' last='Hall'] to be a new name around Chattanooga. He had a good fall league and Elijah's high school coach declared that Hall earned a much larger role within the program through off-season improvement.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2574702' first='Brody' last='McGuire']</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2576076' first='Caleb' last='Sitton']</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Caleb hits the Watch List, but evaluation thus far by @PrepHoopsTN is scant. The imperative is to watch more film or even a full game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->