ICYMI: 2024 Rankings Were Posted This Week
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In case you missed it, Prep Hoops New Jersey updated our 2024 Prospect Rankings earlier this week! The rankings now include 151 college prospects with a top five of
Naasir Cunningham
Naasir
Cunningham
6'7" | SF
Southern California Academy | 2024
#41
Nation
CA-S
,
Elliot Cadeau
Elliot
Cadeau
6'2" | PG
Bergen Catholic | 2024
MO
,
Tarik Watson
Tarik
Watson
6'7" | PF
Hillcrest Prep | 2024
State
AZ
,
Tahaad Pettiford
Tahaad
Pettiford
6'1" | PG
Hudson Catholic | 2024
State
#27
Nation
NJ
, and
Terry Copeland
Terry
Copeland
6'8" | PF
Legacy Early College | 2024
State
SC
!
See where your favorite players stack up in the state by viewing the New Jersey 2024 Rankings!
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Things you need to know about our Prospect Rankings
How do you decide where a player gets ranked? Let us tell you.
Prep Hoops New Jersey prospect rankings are compiled by our Scouts with input from high school, AAU, and college coaches who watch a ton of New Jersey basketball. We put a lot of time and energy into it and we are as diligent as we can possibly be to get it right. We never intentionally set out to bury a kid or leave them off the list. We try not to be biased, other than favoring athletes with talent and a desire to get better. We work hard at being fair.
Most importantly, this list is about college potential, not current performance. Let us repeat that: This list is about college potential, not current performance. This is the big one, the factor that causes the most consternation, the most misunderstanding, especially among keenly interested parents. With that in mind, grassroots ball matters greatly. We are obviously not ignoring the high school season. It is a reality, however, that players who do not play in grassroots events that are highly attended by other collegiate prospects are diminishing their opportunity to get noticed and distinguish themselves as a recruit and therefore make the rankings.