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2026 Rankings Newcomers

2026 Rankings Newcomers
Britt Wright
Britt Wright January 6, 2026 @ 11:06 AM
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Luke Alexander
Luke Alexander 6'7" | PF | 2026
CA-N
Izaiyah Romero
Izaiyah Romero 6'2" | SF/SG | 2026
CA-N
Cade Robinson
Cade Robinson 6'5" | SF | 2026
CA-N
Ahmere Bradley
Ahmere Bradley 6'8" | C | 2026
CA-N
Damare Taylor
Damare Taylor 6'1" | CG | 2026
CA-N
Zaire Albert
Zaire Albert 2026
CA-N
Kingston High
Kingston High 2026
CA-N
Ryan Seto
Ryan Seto 6'3" | SG | 2026
CA-N
Ronald Goatley
Ronald Goatley 5'10" | CG | 2026
CA-N
Kingsley Eneh
Kingsley Eneh 6'3" | SF | 2026
CA-N
Krishawn McGee
Krishawn McGee 6'0" | PG/SG | 2026
CA-N
<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>PH NorCal has just updated the Class of 2026 rankings. In this list you'll find newcomers who played their way into the rankings because they played well while we were in the gym. We'll always be on the look for new prospects. Northern California has a lot of quality prospects who can play at the next level. DI, DII, DIII, NAIA, and JUCO. These are prospect we've seen in the last 30 days, some may deserve a higher ranking.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='3232012' first='Izaiyah' last='Romero']: He comes in as our top newcomer, after leaving Colorado. He's been an All Tourney selection, Player of the Game at the last 3 events he's played in. At 6'2 he's a physically strong prospect with good hops, and handles to get to, and finish around the rim with authority. He has some tools we haven't seen yet. He put up 27pts the last time we saw him. He comes to NorCal as a prospect already committed to Colorado Springs College.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='3189725' first='Cade' last='Robinson']: He has a good all around skill set standing 6'5. He does a lot to help this team. He has the length to score inside, and rebound. We've seen him get to the basket from the perimeter using a couple of dribbles, long strides with balance to get his paint points. He has range for 3's, can rebound and go with good passing. Leads the team in scoring and rebounding. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='3294902' first='Luke' last='Alexander']: A 6'7 or 8 prospect with some tools to work with. He's long probably still growing, he'll fill his frame, and get stronger at some point. He can spot up from the top and sides for 3's. A good post passer, he'll slide down to the post, has okay balance, can finish with length around the rim, or a paint jumper. He's a go to player in the post at this level.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='3007538' first='Krishawn' last='McGee']: The 6'0 guard plays at a good pace, he can be aggressive looking to put the ball in the basket from different areas on the court. He's a solid body with handles, can create for himself, finish with strong drives in traffic, he's a willing passer. He squares up for 3-pointers all around the perimeter. He's a good rebounding guard. He's putting up good numbers in the flow.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='3042833' first='Kingston' last='High']: Usually given the task of defending a scoring guard, comes off the bench. He's strong with good upper body strength, has active arms away from the body, lateral movement, and fights to deny the pass. He has the foot speed to stick to ball handlers, he can be annoying. He's a rebounding guard.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='3042836' first='Zaire' last='Albert']: A solid body combo guard makes good use of his body when handling the ball up top running the offense. He moves the ball with strong passing from side to side. He has the strength to defend bigger players, and foot speed to stay with guards. He spot up around the perimeter for 3's.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='3042832' first='Ryan' last='Seto']: He has speed running the court. He's a 3-point shooter that can get into a rhythm. He'll slash, and cut through the lane looking for an open spot to put up an open 3. He's a ball mover, a decent handler with a few moves that can get him to the paint for jumpers, and layups. He's a good position defender, alert, closes out with a hand up, has foot speed, and lateral movement. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='3038187' first='Kingsley' last='Eneh']: A hard working prospect around the basket, undersized at 6'3 but gets things done in the paint and around the basket. He's strong going up off two for points, and rebounds, can handle the physical play that goes along with the work inside. He has the handles to attack along the baseline finish strong or hit the short jumper. He defends with good effort in the paint, has the foot speed to stay with drivers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='3038188' first='Ronald' last='Goatley']: He's a fast guard going up and down the court. He caught our attention knocking down 3-pointers coming down in transition, he'll knock down 3's if left open, and gets into a rhythm. He's a speedy guard, a first step to get by defenders for floaters. He helps with the team rebounding at almost 5 a game. He has the footspeed to stay in front of speedy ball handlers. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='3147359' first='Ahmere' last='Bradley']: Standing 6'8 he has plenty of room to grow his overall game. Right now he's shown some presence, altering and blocking shots with his long reach at times. He's getting rebounds, putting them back in for points when balanced. They go to him in the paint, his footwork and balance around the rim can be better. He's averaging 8.8pts, 6.9rebs. Late bloomer.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='3142825' first='Damare' last='Taylor']: He's an athletic prospect with springs in his legs. Standing 6'1, he shows no fear going up for lob dunks in traffic. He plays with energy, has improving handles and moves to get into the paint, he'll show his hops attacking shot blockers at the rim, he's a rebounding guard, plays good defense.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->

PH NorCal has just updated the Class of 2026 rankings. In this list you'll find newcomers who played their way into the rankings because they played well while we were in the gym. We'll always be on the look for new prospects. Northern California has a lot of quality prospects who can play at the next level. DI, DII, DIII, NAIA, and JUCO. These are prospect we've seen in the last 30 days, some may deserve a higher ranking.

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