January Rankings Update: Who moved up the rankings in Northern California’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:
- Joven Dulay | SG | Folsom
- Cade Krueger | CG | Amador Valley
- Will Corbett | PG | Bellarmine College Prep
- Ty Landers | C | St. Ignatius
- Jaiden Jones | SG | California-San Ramon
- Raymond Whitley | PG/SG | St. Ignatius
- Mason Adimora | SF | Rodriguez
- Tey Carter | PG | Sheldon
- Tyler Bailey | SG/CG | Junipero Serra-Gardena
- Vince Ellis | SG/SF | Clayton Valley Charter
- Alec Day | SF | Folsom
- Kai Bradford | SG | McClatchy
- Mariano Lopez Aarden | PF | De La Salle
- Jayson Powers | SF | Gregori
- Thomas Meehleib | SG | University
- Naasir Griffin | SG/CG | Bishop O'Dowd
- Alex Osterloh | CG/PG | Sacred Heart
- JT Harreld | SF | Palma
- Nate Hibbert | SF | Vanden
- Jordan Williams | PF/C | Mountain House
- Meezy Butler (James) | PG | Archie Williams
- Jaeden Goodman | SF | Inderkum
- Noah Trammell | SF/SG | Oakland Tech
- Nadir Lockhart | PF | Grant
- Hudson Dennison | PF | Valley Christian-San Jose
- Emeka Ifediora | PF/SF | California-San Ramon
- Jack Shull | SG | Folsom
- Jacoby James | SG | Grant Union
- Jett Tran | PG | Clayton Valley
- Tariq Lofton | PG/SG | Casa Roble
- Dante Ventura | SG | Amador Valley
- Mawa Silvestro | CG/PG | Urban
- Tyrese West | PF | Fremont, Oakland
- Damarcus Cobb Jr. | SG | Weston Ranch
- Tyler Smith | CG | San Ramon Valley
- Cannon Simpson | SF | Clayton Valley Charter
- Roy Bishop | PG | Fremont, Oakland
- Sofian Stringfellow | SF | Bellarmine College Prep
- Evan Lee | SG | Valley Christian-San Jose
- Steele Labagh | SG | St. Ignatius
- Brian Wright | SF | Archie Williams
- Tyler Wells | SG/CG | Branson
- Claxton Ladine | SG | The King's Academy
- Jack Walker | SF/SG | Jesuit
- Dylan Wherry | PF | Livermore
- Diego Villanueva | SF/SG | Natomas
- Rohm Neal | PG | Oakland
- Jasen Davis | SG | Oakland Tech
- Zorba Apostolou | SG/SF | Junipero Serra-Gardena
- Cameron Hood | PG/SG | Acalanes
- Keegan Ladines | CG | Granite Bay
- Aaron Allen | SF | Junipero Serra-San Mateo
- Joe Hammond | PG | Marin Catholic
- Emmett Rose | SG | Placer
- Jordan Magana | PG | Central Catholic
- Carson Keplinger | CG | Jesuit
- Zach Beatty | PF | Sheldon
- AJ Ennis | SG | St. Ignatius
- Kaiden Gibbs | SF | Bishop O'Dowd
- Terrence Wiley | SF | Pittsburg
- Aidan Muse | C | Heritage, Brentwood
- Jestin Barnett | PF | Venture Academy
- JJ Barton | CG | Bellarmine
- Aiden Li | CG | Dublin
- Juremi Ejuwa | SF/PF | California-San Ramon
- Josiah Haliburton | PG | Inderkum
- Kinta Akiyama | CG | University
- Jaylen Williams | SF | Monterey Trail
- Grant Means | PG | San Marin
- Gabe Mathiesen | PF/SF | Westmont
- Bikram Kullar | SF | Gridley
- Legend Haile | SG/CG | Cardinal Newman
- Jeston Barnett | SF/PF | Venture Academy
- Dekota Ordonio | PG | Monterey
- Eli Pace | SF | Amador Valley
- Brendan Beresford | SF | Liberty-Brentwood
- Jorge Chacon | SG | Archbishop Riordan
- Brody Edmonds | PF/SF | Pacific Grove
- Ja'saan Garcia | CG | Pittsburg
- Chris Berry | PG | Clayton Valley
- Sahib Randhawa | PF | Jesuit
- Luca Auer | SG/CG | Menlo-Atherton
- Jess Viscovich | SG | Dublin
- Simon Webach | CG | St. Ignatius
- Zach Walcott | C | University
- Jean Luc Uharriet | PG | Burlingame
- Steve Barnett | SF | College Park
- Jaylen Russell | CG | Natomas
- Grayson Smith | CG | Destiny Christian
- Sovonn Eng | CG | Montgomery-Santa Rosa
- Jax Maddox | SF | West Park
- Anthony Jones | SF | El Capitan-Merced
- Davis Parent | SF | Chico
- Eshaan Anand | SG | Athenian
- Lee Wiggins | CG | Venture Academy
- Nathan Yango | SF | Gunderson
- Josiah Thomas | PG | Heritage, Brentwood
- Aidan Moulton | SF/SG | Salesian-Richmond
