Stock Rising Wings / Forwards from 2026 Rankings Update

Our 2026 rankings update saw a handful of players make jumps up our list and in this article we'll break down the 2026 stock rising wings and forwards as these prospects have impressed us during spring grassroots events and during June high school action.    A prospect we've featured a couple times at different team camp and live period events with Huber Heights Wayne, Post is a prospect who just keeps getting better and more productive when I watch him play. He intrigued me last year with the flashes he showed offensively at his size and now he's making those plays more consistently and having a better overall impact on both ends of the court. Expect scholarship programs to start to familiarize themselves with Post during the summer.     We just shouted Ridner Richard out at the Wright State team camp as he impressed us in the morning with his improved athleticism and burst. Another player I expect to continue to add to his recruiting interest, Midwest Live could be a great opportunity for programs from a variety of levels to check him out and see how he impacts the game. Also a talented quarterback, Ridner Richard could also receive college interest on the gridiron as well.     Making the move from Eastern Brown to Williamsburg for his senior season, Barber is one of the more versatile players in southern Ohio. I like that Barber can guard multiple positions, rebounds and overall just plays hard on both ends of the court. Utility pieces are crucial at the college level and I think Barber could step right in and provide energy off the bench at the small college level while he continues to develop his offensive game.     We've written a ton about Wyoming's talented 2026 class and Billingsley might be the most important piece to their teams success because he is the physical presence in the paint, the leading rebounder and interior scorer for the Cowboys. I've been impressed with how Billingsley has continued to work on his body and be able to defend in space this summer. Look for Wyoming to attract a large crowd of college coaches at midwest live as they'll be looking to scout Billingsley and a few of his teammates this weekend.     [program_tooltip program_id='2078667' first='TNBA' last=''] usually has some productive bigs that small college programs are interested with and Mehendale is next in line. An impressive vertical athlete, Mehendale can play above the rim and can swat shots at the rim. Denison and Allegheny have already offered Mehendale and I expect more schools to enter the mix for the 6'8 forward.     One of the more interesting dual-sport athletes in Ohio, Mangham holds a football offer from Robert Morris and has numerous basketball programs also closely monitoring his development. His football athleticism translates to the hardwood where Mangham can defend multiple positions, use his length defensively and finish at the rim. Tons of upside on both sports, Mangham is another rising prospect who is getting interest for multiple sports. Not uncommon for players who don't specialize in one sport to start rising heading into their senior season and Mangham is one of two players in this article that this applies to.

Our 2026 rankings update saw a handful of players make jumps up our list and in this article we'll break down the 2026 stock rising wings and forwards as these prospects have impressed us during spring grassroots events and during June high school action.