New England's 2026 Watch List

Today, we'll continue our rankings week coverage for the Class of 2025 by looking at a few prospects from the Watch List.   Below are six prospects, one from each positional group, that appeared in our latest rankings update after having successful high school seasons.   Point Guard: [player_tooltip player_id='2696698' first='Bryan' last='Wilson Jr.'] - St. Luke's   A shifty lead guard at St. Luke's, Wilson has a full bag of tricks on the offensive end of the floor. He has next level quickness that he uses to his advantage in transition, as well as in the half court. He has a quick first step and does a great job of attacking closeouts. When he gets in the paint, he's a quality finisher around the rim that also has an impressive floater game. He's best playing fast and does a great job of turning defense into offense in transition. He can guard the ball in space and does a good job of making things difficult for opposing ball handlers.   Combo Guard: [player_tooltip player_id='2553847' first='Lucas' last='Pivovar'] - Kolbe Cathedral   A two-way guard at Kolbe Cathedral, Pivovar impresses with his ability to score the basketball at multiple levels. He's a capable shooter from behind the arc that does a good job of running the floor in transition and doing his work early to get shot ready. He moves into passing lanes in the half court and shows the ability to shot fake and go by defenders. When he gets into the paint, as a ball handler or cutter, he's capable of finishing over size with soft touch. He guard multiple perimeter spots, gives up his body for loose balls, and is a capable rebounder in space.   Shooting Guard: [player_tooltip player_id='2633549' first='Nathaniel' last='Howell'] - Kent School   A shot creator on one end and disruptive defender on the other, Howell had a great season for the Kent School. He's a strong perimeter defender that can really move his feet to stay in front of the ball, fights through screens, and has quick hands that he uses to create steals. On the other end of the floor, he's shifty with the ball in his hands and uses a variety of dribble moves to create space to get into his pull up game. He can make shots from behind the arc in catch and shoot situations and does a good job of getting all the way to the rim off the bounce where he can finish with either hand.   Small Forward: [player_tooltip player_id='2696730' first='Matt' last='Lysik'] - Northwest Catholic   A high academic wing out of Northwest Catholic, Lysik is a high level perimeter shooter with good positional size. He does a nice job of sliding into open passing windows and moves well without the ball in the half court. His shot takes a little longer to load, but he's super consistent in catch and shoot situations and also shows the ability to operate as a pop guy in ball screens. He's gotten strong and now finishes at the rim off of drives and cuts. Defensively, he can guard wings and forwards and does a nice job of making himself a presence on the defensive glass.   Power Forward: [player_tooltip player_id='2696747' first='Sam' last='Mayfield'] - Pope Francis   A big and physical forward at Pope Francis, Mayfield had a strong junior season in which he showed serious two-way abilities. A good athlete with some serious vertical pop, he has a big and solid frame, and at 6'6", has the ability to make his presence felt in the paint. He runs the floor well, can establish and hold post positioning, and does a nice job of setting screens and rolling hard to the rim. Defensively, he offers some rim protection, is mobile enough to be a versatile ball screen defender, and can really rebound the basketball, both in traffic and in space.   Center: [player_tooltip player_id='2818618' first='Isaac' last='Saas'] - Beverly   A 6'9" big man at Beverly, Saas had a strong junior season this winter, proving to be a capable low post scorer and rim protector. On the defensive end of the floor, he does a good job of using his length to his advantage around the rim, walling up in the post and blocking shots without fouling. He runs the floor well in transition and does a good job of getting his head on the rim when he does so. He has a big catch radius and does a good job of setting screens on the perimeter. When he catches the ball in the low post, he has the ability to turn over either shoulder and can score physically at the rim or with touch.   Keep an eye out as we wrap up our coverage for the Class of 2026 with a look at uncommitted/unsigned prospects later in the week.

Today, we'll continue our rankings week coverage for the Class of 2025 by looking at a few prospects from the Watch List.