Final 2026 rankings are posted

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The final Ohio 2026 Prep Hoops rankings have just been posted! Our final update sees 252 total players finish in our rankings, with many already committed to play basketball or another sport at the college level. To view the entire list click <a href="http://prephoops.com/ohio/rankings/2026-rankings/">here!</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1670105' first='Anthony' last='Thompson'] of Western Reserve Academy stays at the top, he's the only consensus five-star prospect in Ohio's 2026 class and regarded as a top 10 prospect nationally. Thompson will be playing at the Ohio State University next year.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Spire Academy holds five of the next six spots as [player_tooltip player_id='2023905' first='Tarris' last='Bouie'] (Alabama) [player_tooltip player_id='1660032' first='Alex' last='Constanza'] (Georgetown) [player_tooltip player_id='1595674' first='Aiden' last='Derkack'] (Dayton) [player_tooltip player_id='2961994' first='Dorian' last='Rinaldo-Komlan'] (Iowa State) and [player_tooltip player_id='2441592' first='Collin' last='Ross'] (VCU) from the post grad program are all consensus top 150 nationally ranked prospects.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Among OHSAA prospects, [player_tooltip player_id='1705948' first='Marcus' last='Johnson'] (South Carolina) holds the top spot, Johnson was recently named Mr Basketball for the second consecutive season. [player_tooltip player_id='2426114' first='Jason' last='Singleton'] (Harvard) is second as he led Columbus Academy back to the state title game for a second consecutive season. [program_tooltip program_id='2075761' first='Ohio' last='Buckets'] teammate of Singleton, [player_tooltip player_id='1827697' first='Julian' last='Washington'] (Dayton) is third, he'll be joined by Derkack from Spire at the Atlantic 10 powerhouse next season. State champion and Mr Basketball finalist [player_tooltip player_id='3525771' first='Cameron' last='Elwer'] (Furman) rounds out the top 10 and is fourth among OHSAA prospects.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Notable prospects to leave Ohio for Prep schools and were not included in this final ranking include Alex Smith (Ohio State) Tj Crumble (North Texas) King Kendrick (reclassified to 2027) and Nate Miles (available 2026).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As always, we'll have articles discussing the new names added to our list as well as the prospects who made the biggest jumps up our rankings.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->