December Rankings Update: Who moved up the rankings in Kentucky’s 2026 class?
Prep Hoops Staff
In this article:
The 2026 Rankings were posted just hours ago! Our staff has plenty of analysis on the way to complement the release!
Below is a simple look at the names of players who moved up the ranks due to advancement in their skill-set, size, and overall performance:
- Jaylin Craine Jaylin Craine 5'11" | PG Caverna | 2026 State KY | PG | Caverna
- DeAaron Watkins DeAaron Watkins 6'8" | PF Daviess County | 2026 State KY | PF | Daviess County
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James Turner
James
Turner
6'7" | PF
AZ Compass Prep | 2026
AZ
| PF | Newport -
Miles Woodfork
Miles
Woodfork
6'0" | PG/SG
McCracken County | 2026
State
KY
| PG | Paducah Tilghman -
Cash Whitehead
Cash
Whitehead
6'4" | SF
Jeffersonville | 2026
State
IN
| SG/PG | Eastern -
Xavier Cosby
Xavier
Cosby
6'3" | SG
Trinity | 2026
State
KY
| SG | Trinity -
Nate Coen
Nate
Coen
6'7" | SF
Frederick Douglass | 2026
State
KY
| SF | Frederick Douglass -
Athens McGillis
Athens
McGillis
5'11" | PG/CG
Covington Catholic | 2026
State
KY
| CG | Covington Catholic -
Braxton Martin
Braxton
Martin
6'7" | SF/CG
Nicholas County | 2026
State
KY
| SF/PG | Nicholas County - Cash Harney Cash Harney 5'9" | PG Covington Catholic | 2026 State KY | PG | Covington Catholic
- Tate Robinson Tate Robinson 6'2" | SG Frederick Douglass | 2026 State KY | SG | Frederick Douglass
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Daulton Combs
Daulton
Combs
6'3" | CG
Perry Central | 2026
State
KY
| CG | Hazard -
Acey Stricklin
Acey
Stricklin
6'3" | SG/PG
Calloway County | 2026
State
KY
| SG/PG | Murray -
Samuel Seawright
Samuel
Seawright
5'9" | PG
Spencer County | 2026
State
KY
| PG | Spencer County -
Hank Woodall
Hank
Woodall
6'4" | SF
Lexington Catholic | 2026
State
KY
| SF | Lexington Catholic - Jermaine Cameron Jermaine Cameron 5'11" | PG St. Xavier | 2026 State KY | PG | St. Xavier
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Will Rowe
Will
Rowe
6'1" | PG
Pikeville | 2026
State
KY
| PG | Pikeville - Santana Anderson Santana Anderson 5'8" | PG Butler | 2026 State KY | PG | Butler
