Central Cali’s Class of 2026 Final Player Rankings (11-20)

This is the 6th and final version of the Class of 2026 Player Rankings, which all but the last round can be found at the Nothing But Net Magazine website. I have updated this list to include the 2025-2026 high school basketball season and postseason. I have expanded this list from 60 to 65 players from around the Central Section. This list of players was compiled using my own evaluations, along with feedback from knowledgeable media, coaches, and other relevant basketball personnel from the Section, to make up the top 65 senior prospects for this updated round of player rankings for the 2026 Class. However, the order of players on this list is my own. This list takes into consideration two key factors in determining where players are ranked, and will be the same criteria used each time this list is updated. The criteria for these rankings are as follows: current skill level and production on the court, as well as future projection at the collegiate level. The depth of this class combined with the impact many have had since their freshman year, has led to some impressive statistics and numbers that set some on track to achieve key milestones and even school records. Below are the next 10 players of these players rankings, #11-20, and will be followed by #21-30. In this article, you will find the following information: current rank, their previous rank in parentheses, the player's name, height, player position, current school attending, and college commitment if it applies. We begin this final list with a look at #11, Landon Haynes.   11 (14) Landon Haynes |6'2| Porterville (Fresno City College)   Haynes moves up three spots to #11 in this last round of player rankings, and has been one of the best kept secrets in the Section for a few years now. Haynes led the Panthers to a EYL title going 9-1, put up impressive numbers that speak to his all-around skill set on both sides of the ball, with 18.4 points, 5.5 rebounds, 5.2 assists, and 2 steals per game, and took home EYL MVP honors to cap off his four-year high school career. Haynes has elite handles, keeps the ball on a string, has the court vision and decision making to make tough passes look routine, finds teammates off the drive and kick pass, or out of the pick and roll action, hunts his shot spots with great body control on the pull-up jumper, the spin-fade jumper, and up-and-under jumper, is accurate with the 3-ball off the bounce or the catch, and plays with great pace and feel for the game. Creative scorer around the basket with the Euro-step, up-and-under, or reverse lay-ups. Haynes is a solid on-ball defender, has active hands to poke the ball out or deflect passes, as well as jump passing lanes to get into the open court. He is also an underrated weak-side shot blocker and alters shots on the perimeter.    12 (11) [player_tooltip player_id='2131807' first='Abdoul' last='Bare'] |6'10| St. Joseph-Santa Maria   Moving down one spot and coming in at #12 in this final list of player rankings is [player_tooltip player_id='2131807' first='Abdoul' last='Bare']. Bare has been a staple in the Knights program the past 4 years, and one of the Section's top rim protectors. Bare averaged 6 points, 6 rebounds, and 2.2 blocks per game, was a key part of the Knights' 3 Section titles won in the last four years, and gave St. Joe's one of the best front-lines in California. Bare has a massive wingspan, has good timing to block shots in the paint or alters opponent's shot selection when attacking the basket, is dominant on the glass, and runs the floor well to get ahead of the defense for transition baskets. Bare has good touch around the basket, works well in the pick and roll action, and has good timing on the lob for some big time finishes. Bare has not committed to date but would be a steal for a JUCO or D2 level program, as he needs some more development with moves to score the ball.   13 (18) Brayden Harris |6'9| Buchanan-Clovis   Harris has been the post presence for the Bears since his freshman year and had a really impressive showing in the D1 Section title game, which is why I moved him up five spots to #13 in this final round of player rankings. Harris has been there from the start of the resurgence of the Bears basketball program, as he has been a 4 year varsity player and was part of the move from an 0-10 program in the TRAC to winning its league back to back years, this year outright. Harris averaged solid numbers this season, with 8 points and 6 rebounds per game, was named 1st-Team All-TRAC, and was one of the few players to produce in the D1 Section title game against St. Joe's. Harris controls the glass on both ends, alter shots in the paint, keeps the ball high to prevent smaller players from poking the ball out, and has great touch around the basket with the strength to finish through contact at the cup.    14 (21) Gunner Morinini |6'1| St. Joseph-Santa Maria ()   Morinini moves up 7 spots and cracks the top 15 of these player rankings for the first time of his high school career, and is coming off a huge senior season as one of the top scorers for the D1 Section champs. Morinini has been a core piece of St. Joe's rotation for the past 3 years, and has been one of the team's top 3-point shooters since his sophomore year. Morinini stepped up his scoring responsibilities this season, after the graduation of the Section's all-time leading scorer Tounde Yessoufou, and was a valuable floor spacer for the Knights, opening up the court for the Price brothers to be able to attack. Morinini averaged 13 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 2 steals per game, earned 1st-Team All-League for the Mountain League, and was the team's 3rd leading scorer after the Price brothers. Morinini has solid handles, the moves to create off the dribble, gets into the paint where he can score with creativity around the basket or find the open teammate off the drive and kick pass, moves fluidly off the ball to get to his shot spots, is accurate with the 3-ball off the dribble or the catch, has touch on the floater, and is an underrated on-ball defender that has active hands and quick instincts to jump passing lanes and tuner defense to offense. Morinini has not decided on where he will attend next season, but with his shooting ability, he can be an impact guy right away in the right situation.    15 (13) Cliff Willis |6'2| South Bakersfield   Rounding out the top 15 of this final round of player rankings is Cliff Willis, moving down two spots to #15. Willis had a stellar four year varsity career, earning SWML MVP honors his sophomore year, and helping lead his team to three straight SWML titles, this year the only outright League title. Willis averaged 13 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2.5 steals per game, was named to 1st-Team All-SWML, and was a huge reason the Spartans were able to achieve some program success it had not had in some time, outright league champs. Willis has solid handles, uses the crossover, hesitation, between cross, and behind-cross to get his defender off balance, gets good lift on the mid-range jumper off the bounce, which is his best shot option, moves fluidly off the ball to get open looks off the catch, is a creative scorer around the basket, has the court vision to make plays when attacking off the drive and kick pass, as well as out of the pick and roll action, and is a solid on-ball defender with active hands and quick instincts to deflect passes or poke the ball out to get out in the open court and push the pace of play. Willis is playing with Team Rampage's 17u National team this Spring and Summer and will make his decision at some point during the next few months.    16 (20) [player_tooltip player_id='2920237' first='Shea' last='Buckley'] |6'1| Atascadero   Buckley has been one of the top bucket getters in the Section the past few seasons, and he was a major reason the Greyhounds were awarded the top seed in the D2 Section playoffs and a trip to the title game. Buckley moves up four spots in this final round of player rankings and comes in at #16. Buckley put up impressive stats this season with 22 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and nearly 3 steals per game, and earned 1st-Team All-Mountain League honors. Buckley was the only player to score in double digits in the D2 Section title game and earned Player of the Game honors for the runner-up. Buckley has one of the smoothest jumpers in the Section, has the handles to control the pace of play, uses the crossover, toss-cross, between-cross, and behind-cross, and the hesitation moves to create space from his defender, has a good burst off the bounce to get by his initial defender, gets good lift on the pull-up jumper from the mid-range, with accuracy from beyond the arc, and is a creative scorer around the basket. Buckley moves well off the ball, gets to his shot spots, and is ready to fire off the catch, and has the court vision to find the open teammate off the drive and kick pass. No decision on where he will end up next year, but Questa is a likely destination due to proximity. 4-year prospect with the skill and shot-making to play at the D2 level.      17 (25) Jensen Hirschkorn |6'8| Kingsburg (LSU-Baseball)   Hirschkorn moves up 8 spots and comes in at #17 in this final round of 2026 player rankings for this class. Hirschkorn was one of the top interior forces in the Section this past season, as was evident by his monster stat-line averages of 19 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals, and 3 blocks per game, was named 1st-Team All-Tri-County - Kings Canyon League, as well as Offensive Player of the Year, and led the Vikings to a second place finish in league, as well as to the semifinals of the D3 Section playoffs. Hirschkorn is a high-major baseball prospect with the chance to get drafted this coming MLB draft, and is set to attend LSU in the fall if he doesn't go the pro route, but his skill set and IQ should not be overlooked in basketball, as he has been one of the best bigs in the Section for the past two seasons, with good post moves, touch to score around the basket, the ability to space the floor with the 3-ball, the court vision to find open teammates from the high-post, and dominated the boards to limiting opponents to single shot possessions, and giving his team second shot opportunities. His coaches and I have talked about this for 4 years, if he would have focused on basketball, he would have been a D1 prospect in hoops. Jensen is an elite athlete that could have excelled in any sport, which makes his dominance on the basketball court even more impressive, as he did not work on hoops year round.   18 (29) Micah Fox |6'6| Lemoore    Fox is one of the biggest stock risers in this final list of 2026 player rankings, moving up 11 spots to crack the Top 20, coming in at #18. My first look at Fox was at our Jr./Sr. Showcase back in late August and he showcased an all-around offensive skill-set, and the ability to play with finesse, as well as with force. Fox had a great senior season, leading the Tigers to a 3-way tie for first place in the WYL at 7-3, put up great numbers with 19 points, 8 rebounds, 2 blocks, and 2 steals per game, and was named co-MVP of the WYL. Fox has a smooth jumper that he can hit from the mid-range to the 3-point line, has the handles to create off the perimeter, with the crossover or hesitation moves, has the strength to score through traffic when on the attack, and can take flight to punch it in down the lane or off the baseline. He has good moves to score in the post, is hard to defend with the face-up jumper, is active on the boards, has touch on the put-backs, and is a versatile defender that can stay in front of smaller players, as well as wall up with bigger post players. Impressive skill-set that can play at the next level if that is the plan.   19 (19) Jackson Scarborough |6'9| Clovis    Scarborough has been a featured player since the day he entered high school and after a year with San Joaquin Memorial, he returned back to Clovis and played a huge part in its first Section title in over 70 years, winning the D2 championship. Scarborough holds steady at #19 in this final list of player rankings and what I saw from him in the Section title game reminded me and many watching of the skill and style of play that makes him a next level prospect that could play at the four-year level with some physical development and the right fit. Scarborough has great touch on shots around the basket, crashes the boards on both ends, is a high-level shot blocker/rim protector, has the strides and lateral quickness to step out and contest perimeter shots, runs the floor well in the open court to get ahead of the defense, and is effective with the mid-post face-up jumper, as well as able to space the floor with the 3-ball off the catch. Clovis stats were not complete on MaxPreps so I do not have season averages for Scarborough but his 11 points and 8 rebounds in the Section title game is close to what he averaged per game.     20 (32) Brayden Stevenson |5'9| Tulare Union    Rounding out the Top 20 and making his debut in the top twenty is Brayden Stevenson. Stevenson had an outstanding senior season individually and as the leader of the Tribe squad, as he would help lead Tulare Union to a 3-way tie for league, its first Section title in a long time, winning the D3 Section title, and making a run to the D4 State final four. Individually, Stevenson became Tulare Union's all-time leading scorer, was named WYL co-MVP, and led the team in scoring at 18 points per game to go along with 4.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 2 steals. Stevenson is an elite on-ball defender that gets into his opponent's dribbling space, has active hands to poke the ball out or jump passing lanes, excels in the open court with the ability to make plays for his teammates or get his own buckets. Stevenson has an elite burst of speed off the bounce, makes great use of the low-crossover and in-and-out moves to get his defender off balance, and stays in attack mode at all times, giving his defender no plays off. Stevenson is effective with the 3-ball off the dribble or the catch, uses his speed and strength to score through contact down the lane, with a variety of ways to score at the cup, and has the court vision to make the right reads in the half-court setting. Stevenson is a high-level football prospect that will likely play football at the next level, but he has been one of the best dual sport athletes in the Section for the past few years, and maybe tops this year.

This is the 6th and final version of the Class of 2026 Player Rankings, which all but the last round can be found at the Nothing But Net Magazine website. I have updated this list to include the 2025-2026 high school basketball season and postseason. I have expanded this list from 60 to 65 players from around the Central Section. This list of players was compiled using my own evaluations, along with feedback from knowledgeable media, coaches, and other relevant basketball personnel from the Section, to make up the top 65 senior prospects for this updated round of player rankings for the 2026 Class. However, the order of players on this list is my own. This list takes into consideration two key factors in determining where players are ranked, and will be the same criteria used each time this list is updated. The criteria for these rankings are as follows: current skill level and production on the court, as well as future projection at the collegiate level. The depth of this class combined with the impact many have had since their freshman year, has led to some impressive statistics and numbers that set some on track to achieve key milestones and even school records. Below are the next 10 players of these players rankings, #11-20, and will be followed by #21-30. In this article, you will find the following information: current rank, their previous rank in parentheses, the player's name, height, player position, current school attending, and college commitment if it applies. We begin this final list with a look at #11, Landon Haynes.