2026: 20 Names Outside the Top 20

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prep Hoops is ready to put the 2026 Rankings to bed. Let's take a look at some players outside the Top 20 that college programs should keep an eye on moving forward. <strong><em>SUBSCRIBE today and stay in front of the action right here by using the passcode "Swanny30" at checkout to save 30% off your first billing cycle. #RecruitThePalmettoState</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>TWEENERS on the Floor</em></strong>: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1848084' first='Antwon' last='Young']</strong> - York Prep (Rock Hill) </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":2473452,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/eZy-Watermark_27-06-2024_12-25-14-3300PM.jpeg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/eZy-Watermark_27-06-2024_12-25-14-3300PM.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-2473452" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2457406' first='Eli' last='Brown']</strong> - Chesnee HS </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Blue Collar-Scrappy Players</em></strong>: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1206191' first='Jake' last='Thomas']</strong> - Oceanside Collegiate Academy (Mount Pleasant)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1742053' first='Harrison' last='Skinner']</strong> - Bluffton HS </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Point Guards</em></strong>: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1333159' first='Khristian' last='Bruce']</strong> - Wilson HS (Florence) </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":2307867,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/eZy-Watermark_28-12-2023_09-31-48-9490AM.jpeg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/eZy-Watermark_28-12-2023_09-31-48-9490AM.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-2307867" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2289958' first='Jordan' last='Rouse']</strong> - North Augusta HS </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":2456112,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/Image-6-5-24-at-9.23-PM.jpeg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/Image-6-5-24-at-9.23-PM.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-2456112" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2163870' first='Peden' last='Breazeale']</strong> - Dorman HS </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1714849' first='Damani' last='White']</strong> - West Ashley HS </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":2623968,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/IMG_0436.jpeg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/IMG_0436.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-2623968" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1848083' first='Talan' last='Staley']</strong> - Ridge View HS </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1669895' first='Jonathan' last='Slawson']</strong> - Pinewood Prep (Summerville) </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Bigs That Can Step-Out and Play Faceup</em></strong>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":2468427,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/eZy-Watermark_21-06-2024_09-08-13-3910PM.jpeg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/eZy-Watermark_21-06-2024_09-08-13-3910PM.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-2468427" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1848085' first='Mark' last='Caslaru'] </strong>- Catawba Ridge HS</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":2024445,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/59F862A1-D047-4AC0-8436-CF714BB0309F.jpeg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/59F862A1-D047-4AC0-8436-CF714BB0309F.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-2024445" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1958970' first='<strong>Frank' last='Whitley</strong>'] - Greenville HS</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Wing Players</em></strong>: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1824185' first='Jordan' last='Jenkins']</strong> - Conway HS </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":2473481,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/eZy-Watermark_23-06-2024_07-49-46-3640AM.jpeg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/eZy-Watermark_23-06-2024_07-49-46-3640AM.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-2473481" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1414724' first='Deuce' last='Kinloch']</strong> - Berkeley HS (Moncks Corner)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":2435105,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/eZy-Watermark_08-05-2024_07-56-45-1290AM.jpeg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/eZy-Watermark_08-05-2024_07-56-45-1290AM.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-2435105" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1578651' first='MJ' last='Littlejohn']</strong> - Westminster Catawba (Rock Hill) </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Football Players This Fall Before Hoops Start Back Up</em></strong>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":2486993,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/eZy-Watermark_10-07-2024_07-22-43-6910AM.jpeg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/eZy-Watermark_10-07-2024_07-22-43-6910AM.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-2486993" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1973338' first='RJ' last='Brown']</strong> - Lancaster HS </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1848082' first='Kenton' last='Caldwell']</strong> - Newberry HS </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1687284' first='T' last='Riley']</strong> - Orangeburg Prep</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":2361876,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/eZy-Watermark_27-02-2024_11-33-40-4380AM.jpeg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/eZy-Watermark_27-02-2024_11-33-40-4380AM.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-2361876" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1498248' first='Caden' last='Ramsey']</strong> - Cross HS </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1303625' first='Daylin' last='Haltiwanger']</strong> - Hammond </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 2026 Palmetto State Class has plenty of talent throughout the rankings. Make sure to Recruit Local and <strong><em>#RecruitThePalmettoState </em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->