2026 Rankings: New Faces, New Places, Part 1

High School season if right around the corner, and here's a spotlight on top Oklahoma juniors who will be at new schools. Along with a big time new face who now will plays for Oklahoma's newest school.    The newest face to this list, Barther is a standout from Texas. He is now playing for new program South Central Prep. The exciting guard from Texas brings a deep list of college offers and national success on Adidas' 3 Stripe circuit. He has next level size as a scoring guard, with a smooth overall scoring game. Barther has been covered extensively by the PrepHoopTexas team (click on Barther's profile for those articles) and will be a fun watch for his new program.     Woodson has been a force since he stepped on the court as a freshman, and now will be playing for one of the top Class 6A contenders, Deer Creek. He continues to be one of the more unique prospects in Oklahoma, with the size and power to dominate the interior. But the continual developing skillset to be a multi-faceted scorer. A spring and summer that saw success at the national Nike 16U level has sat the stage for a potential huge junior year. Especially with Woodson anchoring the middle for a talented group of guards, the opportunities will be there for dominant junior season.     A twitchy guard, who is a gamechanger on both ends of court. Unbelievable instincts compliment his quickness on defense as a havoc causer who makes flashy steals and at the high school level is explosive enough for blocks as well. On offense, he has "smoke through a keyhole" quality that allows him to glide by defenders as a driver. Insane body control to go with his hops makes him an elite level finisher.   Brings State Tournament appearance to his new program, forming a high ceiling junior trio with [player_tooltip player_id='2218106' first='Steven' last='Anderson'] and [player_tooltip player_id='2283661' first='Jordan' last='Valentine']. Anderson is also a face in a new place, who was also at Carl Albert and will now be at Choctaw. Hopkins and Anderson's chemistry has been evident, and they will be one of the top junior backcourt punches in Oklahoma.     Making the move from the 580 to 918, Malone is another important piece of an exciting SCP roster. Long armed forward, good leaping ability making him a strong presence around the rim on both ends of the court. Lob threat and big time rim protector. The basketball focus with daily competition and national schedule should pay immediate dividends for a player with all the physical tools to be a next level forward prospect.     Entering high school, Leache was already a knockdown shooter. Excelled as a three point threat, capable of operating in the mid-range as well. Leache did not rest on his ability as a shooter, and has made huge strides as an on the ball player. Now comfortably as a driver and improving with his vision and passing accuracy. Playing for a deeper team at Deer Creek means short term production likely will drop, but chances for growth will be evident. Expect Leache to be a lights out shooter and show growth when on the ball.     Athletic, multi faceted guard prospect. Had a super strong sophomore year as the main man at Southeast. Now steps into an intriguing John Marshall roster that should be a darkhorse to make noise in 5A. Should have more opportunity to be a playmaker, continuing to become more of a combo guard. Scoring still his primary trait, especially with the high release point on his jumper and his ability to do damage in the mid-range.

High School season if right around the corner, and here's a spotlight on top Oklahoma juniors who will be at new schools. Along with a big time new face who now will plays for Oklahoma's newest school.