April Rankings Update: Who moved up the rankings in West Virginia’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:
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Eli Sancomb
Eli
Sancomb
6'5" | PG/CG
Wheeling Central Catholic | 2026
State
#117
Nation
WV
| SF | Wheeling Central Catholic -
Dazon Reid
Dazon
Reid
6'5" | CG/PG
Huntington Expressions Prep | 2027
State
WV
| SG | South Charleston -
Preston Clary
Preston
Clary
6'1" | CG
Woodrow Wilson | 2026
State
WV
| CG | Woodrow Wilson -
Jase Smith
Jase
Smith
6'3" | SG
Bluefield | 2026
State
WV
| SF | Bluefield - Amare Johnson Amare Johnson 5'11" | CG Wheeling Park | 2026 WV | CG | Wheeling Park
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Carson O’Dell
Carson
O’Dell
6'1" | CG
Hurricane | 2026
State
WV
| CG | Hurricane -
Akwasi Opoku-Achampong
Akwasi
Opoku-Achampong
5'8" | PG
Spring Mills | 2026
State
WV
| PG | Spring Mills -
Ashton Arthur
Ashton
Arthur
6'1" | CG
Independence | 2026
State
WV
| CG | Independence -
Jeremy Phillips
Jeremy
Phillips
6'1" | CG/PG
Frankfort | 2026
State
WV
| CG | Frankfort -
Matthew Stellato
Matthew
Stellato
5'9" | PG
Ripley | 2026
State
WV
| PG | Ripley -
Kingston Christen
Kingston
Christen
6'0" | CG
Magnolia | 2026
State
WV
| CG | Magnolia - Donavin Penn Donavin Penn 6'0" | CG Greenbrier East | 2025 State WV | CG | Greenbrier East
- Sam Phillips Sam Phillips 6'0" | CG Cabell Midland | 2026 State WV | CG | Cabell Midland
- Braylan Dawson Braylan Dawson 5'11" | CG Wirt Co | 2026 State WV | CG | Wirt Co
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Zayden Sherod
Zayden
Sherod
6'4" | SF
Logan | 2025
State
WV
| PF | Logan -
Alexander Lambert
Alexander
Lambert
6'4" | PF
Tucker County | 2026
WV
| PF | Tucker County - Brody Giovinazzo Brody Giovinazzo 5'10" | SG Tyler | 2026 State WV | SG | Tyler Consolidated
