Josiah Rose Josiah Rose 6'3" | PG Oak Cliff Faith Family Academy | 2028 State #1 Nation TX complety dominates the game like no other point guard in the country can. Offensively, he always knew how to get to his spots and get separation whether it was with his body contact, footwork to step back, fadeaway, or his sharp handles that kept defenders off balance. Rose scored with efficiency within the flow of the game, exploiting defensive lapses and taking whatever the defense gave him. When facilitating, Rose read the floor and delivered dimes with masterful precision, passing through tight windows, wrapping around help defenders that stepped up, and even hitting cross court passes with accuracy into his shooter’s hands. Josiah Rose Josiah Rose 6'3" | PG Oak Cliff Faith Family Academy | 2028 State #1 Nation TX never seems to be winded or low on stamina, consistently competing with a great basketball motor, understanding how to use his strength and athleticism to his advantage, not only to score but also to be productive on the boards where he outrebounds opposing guards and wings with textbook box out technique, reactive hands, and an insane vertical leap to snatch the ball off the glass.

Our number 1 ranked prospect in the country, Rose was dominant on the 3SSB circuit this summer and has such a unique blend of physicality, slashing ability, passing, strength and primary creation ability. Rose has been dominant in basically any setting he’s played in, which includes 3SSB, Nike Scholastic and Adidas Eurocamp. Rose combination of production, athleticism and positional size and strength gives him such a high floor as a prospect and while he’s rose up in other national rankings, we are the first to put him at the top of the list.

Rose blends a combination of strength, physicality, explosiveness, skill and passing IQ that makes him one of the Nation’s top prospects. At 6-feet-3 with a college-ready frame, the junior creates offense for himself and teammates by powering his way into the lane at-will to force help which opens up lob passes to bigs or kick-out passes to open shooters. Rose was also manipulating the defense in ball screen situations where he delivered some tremendous lobs and hook passes on a dime.

If you want to know what a five star guard looks like, look no further than Rose. Starting the game with back-to-back 3-pointers as well as making a sweet skip pass with his off hand to a shooter, Rose then drove baseline and had a monster two foot two hand dunk. Rose has the strength to overpower defenders in the paint and can finish through contact. With Rose’s production, positional size and athleticism I expect him to break into the top 10 nationally among all rankings sites.

Josiah Rose Josiah Rose 6'3" | PG Oak Cliff Faith Family Academy | 2028 State #1 Nation TX takes over as the top ranked point guard in the country and top recruit in Texas. Coming off a breakout sophomore season at one of the nation’s top programs in Oak Cliff Faith Family Academy, Rose continued his success into the first Adidas 3SSB session where he absolutely dominated with 25.5 points and 7 rebounds per game while showing effectiveness across the board. Rose as proven to be an efficient multi-level scoring point guard with ultra explosiveness that makes him an aerial threat off the dribble, in lob situations, and putback dunk scenarios. His ceiling is high and his passion for the game jumps at you everytime he touches the floor.

One of the top prospects on the 3SSB circuit regardless of class, Rose led 99OVR to the 15 U championship at Rock Hill last summer and was arguably the most productive 16 U prospect in session I out in California. Rose has good positional size for a combo guard who can play on or off the basketball and creates so much efficient offense either for himself or teammates with his combination of ball handling, pace, passing and shooting touch. Rose also projects as a solid defender at the next level with good defensive stocks creation and defensive rebounding rates for a primary initiator from the guard position. Rivals also has Rose in their top 10 rankings and it wouldn’t surprise me to see other websites follow with Rose as a top 10 prospect in the 2028 class.

Josiah Rose Josiah Rose 6'3" | PG Oak Cliff Faith Family Academy | 2028 State #1 Nation TX is a complete guard prospect who brings elite production across scoring, playmaking, and defense. He operates comfortably as a three-level scorer, capable of creating his own shot or capitalizing within the flow of the offense. Rose shows strong decision-making with the ball, facilitating for others while maintaining scoring pressure. Defensively, he separates himself with lockdown ability, using effort, instincts, and positioning to disrupt opposing guards. His all-around impact makes him a true two-way difference maker.

✅ Three-level scoring
✅ Playmaking and decision-making
✅ Lockdown perimeter defense

Used his ability to create off the dribble to consistently generate clean looks, playing with control and confidence. Shot the ball well from three, showing deep range and the ability to stretch the floor. Did a strong job both on and off the ball orchestrating the offense, keeping things flowing and making the right reads. Also showed his versatility by mixing it up inside, using post touches to score and keep defenders honest. Put together a highly productive weekend, scoring at a high level with multiple 20+ point performances.

Josiah Rose Josiah Rose 6'3" | PG Oak Cliff Faith Family Academy | 2028 State #1 Nation TX operates with a mature, no-nonsense approach that consistently translates to winning basketball. He is an elite three-level scoring playmaker who can seamlessly function at either guard spot, showing comfort both on and off the ball. His pace stands out—he controls tempo with poise, never rushed, and consistently gets to his spots while keeping defenses off balance. In pick-and-roll and live-dribble situations, he processes quickly and makes the correct reads with a high level of consistency. Defensively, his ability to guard multiple positions adds significant value, allowing him to fit into a variety of schemes. The combination of decision-making, scoring versatility, and two-way impact positions him among the top guard prospects nationally.

✅ Three-level scoring + playmaking
✅ Advanced pace and decision-making
✅ Multi-positional defensive versatility

Josiah Rose Josiah Rose 6'3" | PG Oak Cliff Faith Family Academy | 2028 State #1 Nation TX controlled the offense with patience and care as everything ran through him first. As a playmaker, Rose showed high-level instincts, consistently reading defenses, setting up teammates, and controlling tempo on a play-to-play basis. Rose had the ability to take over stretches as a scorer while still keeping others involved, excelling at getting others involved early, spraying around kick-out dimes off paint touches that forced the defense to collapse, creating for teammates with his court vision and awareness. Rose played with excellent shot selection, operating efficiently within the offense. He played with a physical edge, using his strong frame to bully opposing guards, get downhill, and finish through contact. High level athlete who can jump with the best of them, putting his hops on full display while chase-down blocking shots.