Top 2026 Point Guards

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>PICTURED: [player_tooltip player_id='2307628' first='Sydney' last='Thompson']</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Toward the end of September, we updated the 2026 player rankings. In this feature, the second of the positional breakdown series, the focus is point guards.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/position-ranking-table {"name":"acf/position-ranking-table","data":{"class":"2026","_class":"field_65cfb7374abb9","position":"77246","_position":"field_65cfbfcb19ad6","national_rankings":"0","_national_rankings":"field_660c1d73c0e49","state":"","_state":"field_65cfb88a603fe"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-66f47e17d6bf3"} /--> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><span style="text-decoration: underline">Best Assisters</span></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2296676' first='Trey' last='Benson']</strong> managed to dish out 94 assists in the 14 games from which statistics are available on MaxPreps.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1560719' first='Trey' last='Pearson']</strong> averaged 4.5 apg, leading Pope Prep to a 26-5 season as a starting sophomore.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><span style="text-decoration: underline">On the Rise</span></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2349746' first='Carson' last='Asbaty']</strong>, the younger brother of Caleb Asbaty ('24 Knoxville Catholic), is enjoying multiple college evaluations this month at Knoxville Catholic. Asbaty started as a sophomore last season and held his own. The team features at least four potential college basketball players including Carson. Also, Carson is a high-academic guy with a 4.0 GPA currently. He enjoyed strong fall league scoring days too.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2281190' first='Jibriel' last='Koko']</strong> (Alcoa) developed drastically and looks poised to breakout as a junior. Koko will be leaned on more heavily, as all Alcoa players will after Jahvin Carter's graduation. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><span style="text-decoration: underline">Best Defensive PG</span><span style="text-decoration: underline">s</span></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1560719' first='Trey' last='Pearson']</strong> (Pope Prep) creates steals at an alarming rate. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1580652' first='Tyshaun' last='Dewayne Poore'] </strong>(Cane Ridge) is the epitome of classic Cane Ridge basketball. He moves his feet sharply and never seems to get tired. Poore is a worker and a winner.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1827388' first='Adrian' last='Sevieri'] </strong>earned Defensive MVP back in February 2023 at the PrepHoopsTN Jv Camp. His commitment on the defensive end continues to this day.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->