2028 Player Rankings

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>At the beginning of September we had&nbsp;<strong>90</strong>&nbsp;players to rank for the 2028 class and we are now at<strong>&nbsp;140</strong>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>50 players are new</strong>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Of the 50 new players, 6 only fell in the top-50 but 28 are in the top-100 and 22 in the top-140.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This means some of the players saw their stock drop possibly in the rankings.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The more players are discovered the more the players rankings will possibly drop unless they make a leap for themselves. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Our goal at&nbsp;<strong>PrepHoopsAZ</strong>&nbsp;is to try and recognize anyone who may play college basketball. We will keep searching for new players in preseason camps/events/leagues/Prep Hoops Circuit, Arizona Top-250 EXPO, my personal&nbsp;<a href="https://southwestaacamp.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html">Southwest Basketball Camp</a>&nbsp;and during the AIA/CAA/OTE/NIBC/EIBC/Grind Session seasons.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://prephoops.com/arizona/rankings/2028-rankings/","type":"wp-embed","providerNameSlug":"prep-hoops"} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-prep-hoops wp-block-embed-prep-hoops"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://prephoops.com/arizona/rankings/2028-rankings/ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1. Players typically don't pick up a lot of offers as freshmen but some have earned a D1 offer already.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2. I know it is very early but this 2028 group seems to be an outstanding class. We could have some nationally ranked players when it is all said and done including [player_tooltip player_id='1546987' first='Adan' last='Diggs'], [player_tooltip player_id='2194476' first='Martray' last='Bagley'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1651788' first='Jakyi' last='Miles']. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>3. To show how impactful this class is initially, 47 of the top-50 ranked in the AIA are already getting real minutes on varsity or are coming in off the bench and making an impact. That is impressive to say the least. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>4. The reality is, these rankings today won't mean too much in 3 years from now when this class graduates. It is a "where am I today" type of list and "where do I want to be in 2028" type of deal. Each player can obviously improve and if a player never grows again or grows six inches, it will affect their rankings for sure.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>5. It is a long journey though, just trust the process! </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>6. Rankings are based on a lot of things. Production, size for position, college coaches, the eye test, ability to score and defend, instincts, IQ, how a player moves, speed, ball handling, shooting, fundamentals. length and possible upside. It is not the easiest thing to do since not all players play in the same leagues for AAU and HS. They can be in the CAA, Grind Session, EIBC, OTE and the AIA obviously has different levels. Plus AAU teams may play on National Circuits (3SSB, UAA and EYBL) or play on independent or up and coming circuits (Pangos, NxtPro, EYCL, UAA Rise, Prep Hoops, WCE, New Balance, The Stage and so on). So you put all that information together and create the rankings.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>7. Of the&nbsp;<strong>140</strong>&nbsp;players we have 46 PG's, 20 SG's, 22 CG's, 30 SF's, 15 PF's and 7 C's.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->