January Rankings Update: Who moved up the rankings in Illinois’s 2026 class?
Prep Hoops Staff
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:
- EJ Hazelett | PF | Kankakee
- Jordan Williams | PF | Fremd
- Rykan Woo | PG/SG | DePaul College Prep
- Oliver Gray | SF | Barrington
- Cooper Knowles | C | Warsaw (West Hancock Co Op)
- Michael Nee | SG | Glenbard East
- Justin Oliver | PG | Curie
- Jayden Wright | PG | Benet
- Josh Abushanab | SF | Glenbard West
- Brad Blackman | PF | Crane
- Jaali Love | PF | Waukegan
- Jake Pollack | PF | Deerfield
- Trey Williams | PG | Loyola Academy
- Ty Laur | C | Pinckneyville
- Charles Barnes Jr | SF | Marist
- TJ Williams | SG | Bolingbrook
- Miccah Butler | SF | Edwardsville
- Sean Lee | SF | Decatur MacArthur
- Tyler Thompson | SF | Triad
- AJ Chambers | PG | DePaul Prep
- Panayiotis Sotos | PG | Maine South
- Charlie Pomis | SG | Hersey
- Adam Flowers | SG | Downers Grove South
- Keison Peoples | PG | Bismarck-Henning-Rossville-Alvin
- Matt Welch | SF | Glenbard North
- Alijah Little | SG | Plainfield East
- Simereon Carter | SG | Waukegan
- Ledarrel Goss | SG | Lakeview
- Braylon Walker | SG | Warren
- Ethan Matz | SG | Carmel Catholic
- Logan Luxem | SG | Hersey
- Tishawn Clemmons | PG | Decatur MacArthur
- RJ McPartlin | C | St. Patrick
- Colton Hawkins | PG | Carterville
- Donovan Williams | SG | Stevenson
- Marc Harvey | PF | Oak Lawn
- Cooper Mellican | PF | St. Charles North
- Marvin Douglas | PF | Homewood Flossmoor
- Tony Balanganayi | C | Palatine
- Maddox Ritzel | SG | Nashville
- Trey Brost | PG | Bolingbrook
- Morgan Travis | PG | Perspectives
- Luke Smith | PG | Belleville Althoff
- Marshawn Cocroft | PG | Kaneland
- Kamari Hamlin | SG/PG | Simeon Career Academy
- Joseph Niego | PF | Brother Rice
- TyJuan Hunter | PG | Chicago Hope Academy
- Napolean Harris | PG | St. Ignatius
- Avian Thomas | PG | Rock Island
- Brayden Borrowman | SG/CG | Oswego
- Rafael Pinto | SG | Fremd
- Kendall Holliday | PF | Curie
- Daniel Odhiambo | PF | Vernon Hills
- Joel Paasch | SF | Warren Township
- Amareon Adams | PF | Carterville
- Freddy Battaglia | PF | Lake Park
- Cale Maurer | SF | Mt. Vernon
- Ian Flowers | SF | Perspective leadership
- Jacque Lewis | PG | Morgan Park
- Kyle Cooper | PG | Woodlawn
- Mikwan Marshall | PG/SG | Rockford Auburn
- JR Swift | PG | Proviso East
- Gabe Jensen | PG | Geneva
- Joseph Costanzo | PG | Saint Patrick
- Tony Bradford | SG | Peoria Richwoods
- Tristan Howard | PF | Perspectives
- Trey Birditt | PG | Normal Community
- Abram Williams | SF | Palatine
- Jack Dempsey | SG | Oak Lawn
- Lonnie Mosley | SG | Hyde Park
- Brandon Chatman | SG | Rockford Guilford
- Evan Nagler | SG | Deerfield
- Elijah Wade | SF | Springfield
- Tony Salemi | SG | Wauconda
- Karson Komnick | SG | Lincoln
- Jonathan Aluyi | C | Lincoln Way East
- Keith Collins | C | Hyde Park
- Patrick Irvin Jr | PF | Walter Payton
- Darion McClendon | C | Peoria Richwoods
- Kyler Moser | SF | Woodlawn
- OJ Powell | SG | Willowbrook
- Jaquan Brown | SG | Peoria Manual
- Alex McKie | SG | Morton
- Sean Day | SG | Downers Grove South
- Reginald Postlewaite | PG | Peoria Manual
