2026 Rankings Stock Risers Top 50

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>PH NorCal has updated the Class of 2026 for the final time. Over the last few months through season ending league playoffs, and up through the NorCal Finals many of these prospects made a move upward with their play on the court. Others improved as they worked their way through the season. These prospects rose by at least a +10.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1702937' first='Rashod' last='Cotton']: He's a skilled lead guard who's always had the ability to play both guard position, and put points on the board. He has quality handles, long arms, and an ability to twist his body to get his shot, and finish in traffic. He put it together this season leading his team through the tough EBAL earning league MVP. He's a combo guard, a willing passer, with a next level skill set.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2509666' first='Naasir' last='Griffin']: He's a solid body listed at 6'5, he can play positions 1-3, but looks most productive off ball, attacking from different angles. He did show the handles and ability to beat defenders off the dribble, pulling up for mid-range, paint jumpers, and strong finishes attacking the rim challenging shot blockers. He's a good rebounder, has the footspeed to defend on the perimeter, and strength to hold his own inside.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1703088' first='Steele' last='Labagh']: He's a 4 year Varsity player, started the last two. He leveled off a bit early on in his career but came on strong his Senior season. He was one of the top contributors for his team. He's a high IQ, understands the game, can contribute in different ways on both sides of the ball. He has experience running the point, has vision, will make the extra passes or knock down shots from long, and short, he's a good 3-point shooter. Committed to MIT</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1988352' first='Alex' last='Osterloh']: He's a crafty point guard has vision, can usually find his cutters to the basket, send strong passes to his shot ready shooters in the corners. They moved him around a bit this season to get him more scoring opportunities, and deliver passes from different angles. He makes good use of his body and handles weaving his way to the basket, spot ups for 3's. He has good intensity on the defensive side of the ball. He led his team to a CIF State Division IV Title. 14.3P, 5.8R, 3.9A.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1710058' first='Cannon' last='Simpson']: He came into the season ready for a breakout. He's long, stronger than he looks, has good movement on the court. He improved his ball handling giving him more opportunity to use his dribble drive and length to take it to the rim from different angles. He's an excellent passer from different spots on the court including high post. He cuts across the lane, can post you up. He improved his rebounding and defensive efforts. 12.4P, 6.3R, 3.3A, 2.5A. League MVP.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2415911' first='Tyrese' last='West']: Standing 6'9 he's what we call a stretch four on the court with real upside if he continues to learn the game, and strengthen his body. We could see some of that with the body getting stronger, he's running the court better. He's the best 3-point shooter standing 6'9 of all the bigs in NorCal. His rebounding, defending, scoring inside are improved.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2275971' first='Jerry' last='Williams']: He's a big physical type guard. We've seen him run the point guard with good handles, and passing. This season he played multiple positions, showed his muscle working across the lane, taking and initiating contact using a shoulder bump, planting and scoring in the paint. He gets good lift on the mid-range, can knock down transition 3's. He's a rebounder, defends different positions. Plays with a chip on his shoulder.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2059718' first='Jaeden' last='Goodman']: He was focused, played with energy all season. His offensive production ticked up in a big way this season, though he has work to do polishing up his offensive skill set. He showed good activity around the rim. He led the team in scoring 14.9, rebounding 8.5, and blocks 3.3. He's one of the best defenders in the Sacramento area when he's locked in. His length and movement makes him a player that can defend from perimeter to the post. He has a quick jump for shot blocking, and offensive rebounds. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2710103' first='Claxton' last='Ladine']: He's one of the better 3-point shooters in the area, a bit on the streaky side, but has to be accounted for. He can get hot, and drop a few at anytime (3 per game). He's put in the work to add pieces to his overall game. He grew a couple of inches 6'4. He's an improved defender, collected 5.3 rebounds a game. He's a improved ball handler, and passer. He had drives to the basket, or pulled up for mid-range jumpers. 17pts, 5.3R. League MVP, played in the CIF State Championship game a year ago. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->