2026 North Carolina Rankings/ Watch List
Updated: August 2023
Rank Name Height City School 1 Cole Cloer 6'6 Chapel Hill Orange 2 Yohance Connor 6'2 Salisbury 1 of 1 Academy 3 Rivers Knight 6'9 Durham Combine Academy 4 Kendre Harrison 6'7 Reidsville Reidsville 5 Elhadji Diallo 6'7 Senegal Combine Academy 6 Markus Kerr 6'4 Charlotte Chambers 7 Ashton Pierce 6'3 Charlotte North Mecklenburg 8 Josiah King Sanders 6'7 Fayetteville Word of God 9 Dionte Neal 5'9 Reidsville Reidsville 10 Rassell Young 6'1 Concord Mallard Creek 11 Tyson Thompson 6'9 Fayetteville St. Pauls 12 Cameron Newman 5'10 Charlotte Gaston Christian 13 Bradley Floyd 6'4 Kings Mountain Kings Mountain 14 Kobe Edwards 6'0 Wilson Greenfield 15 Isaac Ellis 5'11 Hickory Moravian Prep 16 Justin Caldwell 6'8 Fayetteville Trinity Christian 17 LJ Rush 5'10 Wendell 1 of 1 Academy 18 Tarris Bouie 6'3 Charlotte Chambers 19 Q Williams 5'10 Winston-Salem Forsyth Country Day 20 Cody Peck 6'8 Charlotte Carmel Christian 21 Darius McGlashen 6'3 Winston-Salem Winston-Salem Christian 22 Antonio McKoy 6'5 Roseboro Harrells Christian 23 Jaire Richburg 6'4 Winston-Salem East Forsyth 24 Ian Bailey 6'2 Asheville Asheville Christian 25 Chaise Smith 6'1 Washington Washington 26 Toot Clay 6'4 High Point High Point Christian 27 Aidan Rousseau 6'5 Cary Cary Academy 28 William Stevens 6'8 Huntersville Davidson Day 29 Kohi Strickland 6'5 Greensboro Greensboro Day 30 Nick Arnold 5'10 Mooresville Lake Norman 31 Isaiah Williams 6'7 Charlotte 1 of 1 Academy 32 Dane Cassada 6'3 Winston-Salem Calvary Day 33 Carter Bullock 6'5 Durham NC GBB 34 Prince Nwokemodo 6'11 Durham Mt. Zion Christian 35 Aiden Smalls 6'0 Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons 36 Jossiah Johnson 6'5 Fayetteville Fayetteville Academy 37 Max Van Weerdhuizen 6'0 Winston Salem Oak Grove 38 Taurean McKinnon 6'3 Mooresville Lake Norman 39 Jeremiah Jackson 5'11 Charlotte 1 of 1 Academy 40 Jamyr Coleman 5'10 Raleigh Enloe 41 Mason Robinson 6'8 Chapel Hill Orange 42 Ayden Johnson 5'9 Greensboro Caldwell Academy 43 Cam Fowler 6'4 Pittsboro Northwood 44 Kenneth Shouse 6'3 Charlotte Northside Christian 45 Chad Graves 6'7 Pittsboro Northwood 46 Neal Swindell 6'5 Greensboro Caldwell Academy 47 Jack Siegel 6'2 Charlotte Providence 48 Kai Wade 6'0 Durham Orange 49 Kaleel Benjamin 6'4 Matthews Weddington 50 Sam Quebedeaux 6'0 New Bern The Burlington School 51 Nick Keith 6'2 Greensboro Grimsley 52 Hudson Fitzgerald 6'0 Raleigh Broughton 53 Jordan Buzzard 6'6 Charlotte East Mecklenburg 54 McCoy Williams 6'2 Cary Cary Academy 55 Jim Gatehouse 6'3 Charlotte South Mecklenburg 56 Aziz Aljurhanni 6'0 Fayetteville Westover 57 Roy Quick 5'10 Charlotte Northside Christian 58 Cortney Jones Jr. 6'0 Greensboro Dudley 59 Tobius Baker 6'5 Greensboro High Point Christian 60 Michael Phillips 6'4 Rolesville Grace Christian 61 Bakari Watkins 6'6 Carrboro Carrboro 62 Lincoln Raper 5'10 Concord Concord Academy 63 Kady'n Turner-Scott 6'3 Greensboro Page 64 Judah King 6'1 Concord Cannon 65 Jackson Pait 6'0 Bladenboro West Bladen 66 Owen Augunas 6'2 Greensboro Wesleyan 67 Jordan King 6'3 Charlotte Charlotte Elite Academy 68 Gavin Palmore 6'3 High Point Ben L. Smith 69 AJ Gillespie 6'4 Burlington Cummings 70 Kamari Nicholson 6'7 Warrenton Warren County 71 Nicholas Daniel 6'5 Greensboro Piedmont Classical 72 Danarius Gibson 5'8 Thomasville Winston-Salem Christian 73 Darius Whitner 6'1 Raleigh Garner 74 Treyton Jones 6'4 Durham NC GBB 75 Jalen Sheppard 6'1 Durham Southern Wake Academy 76 Malik McCotter 5'8 Charlotte Chambers 77 Chase Cleveland 5'10 Cary Cary 78 Jamie Dance 6'0 Currituck Currituck 79 Tyreek Copper 5'11 Kinston Kinston 80 Tyzhir Dyer 5'10 Harrisburg Hickory Ridge 81 Jordan James 6'4 Winterville Farmville Central 82 Landon Haggarty 6'2 Waxhaw Covenant Day 83 Ezekiel Kelly 5'8 Charlotte Hickory Ridge 84 Owen Calvert 5'11 Winston Salem Calvary Day 85 Abdou Diop 6'0 Fuquay-Varina Fuquay-Varina WATCH LIST (Alphabetical) Ahmad Savage 5'10 Charlotte Mallard Creek Alex White 6'0 Huntersville North Meck Andrew Lucas 6'4 Wilson Greenfield Arop Chom 6'3 Kernersville Bishop McGuinness Austin Jones 5'10 Holly Springs Holly Springs Austin Joyner 5'10 Wilson Hunt Avery Weyant 6'2 Kernersville Southeast Aydin Wynn 6'3 Greensboro Greensboro Day Ayron Jackson 6'4 Gastonia Gaston Day Beckett Coon 5'6 Holly Springs Wake Christian Braden Warren 5'7 Winston-Salem Reagan Braylen McRae 5'6" Garner South Garner Brent Banks 5'9 Charlotte Hickory Grove Brian Rollins 5'10 Chapel Hill Chapel Hill Broderick Barnes 6'5 Raleigh Southern Wake Academy Brycen DuBose 6'3 Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons Caden Ryker 6'0 Kernersville NC Leadership Academy Caiden Jenkins 6'1 Raleigh Word of God Caleb Knight 6'0 Greenville John Paul II Cameron Jones 6'0 Wake Forest Heritage Carson Schaen 5'10 Mooresville Mooresville Charlie Foster 6'6 Kings Mountain Kings Mountain Charlie Thomas 6'4 Goldsboro Eastern Wayne Christopher Silver 6'10 Rocky Mount Northern Nash CJ Cooke 5'9 Bunn Bunn Cole Cornelius 5'8 Apex Middle Creek Connor Yett 6'1 Charlotte Myers Park Cooper Davis 6'3 Carrboro Carrboro Corvin Stokes 5'8 Raleigh Enloe D'Various Surratt 6'0 Shelby Crest Damontre Harlee 6'2 Concord Robinson Darius Breeden 5'6 Raeford Hoke County Darius Slankard 5'10 Youngsville Franklinton Darryn Johnson 5'6 Durham Durham School of Arts Deitrich Williams Jr. 6'0 Snow Hill Greene Central Deshawn Coulter 5'9 Gastonia Gaston Day Duron Vaughn 6'4 Topsail Topsail Eian Bailey 6'2 Mooresville Mooresville Ekene Ogboko 6'6 Garner South Garner Ethan Elden 5'10 Matthews Weddington Exzavier Young Huntersville North Meck Faizon Brandon 6'5 Greensboro Grimsley Gabriel Thompson 6'0 Fayetteville Trinity Christian Garrett Midkiff 5'10 Cary Green Level Griff Galloway 6'6 Concord Cannon Griffin Simpson 6'4 Gastonia Gaston Day Ian Tomlinson 6'0 Charlotte Palisades Isaiah Streeter 6'4 Holly Springs Grace Christian Jack Bell 5'8 Morehead City West Carteret Jadon Green 5'9 Apex Apex Friendship Jake Ford 5'8 Matthews Weddington Jamel Tabron 6'0 Franklinton Cedar Creek Jaxson Neely 6'2 Charlotte Independence Jayden Beyan 5'11 Concord Concord HS Jayden Griffin-Haynes 6'3 Rolesville Rolesville Jayden Hamilton 5'9 Rockingham Richmond Sr Jayden Sawyer 6'6 Columbia Columbia Jayen Reeves 5'5 Charlotte Palisades Jaylin Powell 6'0 Indian Trail Sun Valley Jeremiah Deese 6'1 Browns Summitt Dudley Jeremiah Thompson 6'1 Pikeville C.B. Aycock Jerry Sims 6'1 Greensboro Southeast Guilford JoJo Carie 6'0 Holly Springs Holly Springs Jordan Powell 6'2 Conover Newton Conover Joseph Youakim 6'0 Charlotte Providence Day Joshua Dorsette 5'10 Durham Durham Schools of Arts Josh Hines 6'0 Charlotte Myers Park Josh Smith 6'2 Louisburg Louisburg Joshua Baker 6'3 Angier Wake Christian Josiah Hill 5'11 Greensboro Southern Guilford Josiah Spillman 6'5 Mocksville Calvary Day Jyi Dawkins 6'3 Greensboro Southern Guilford Jysen Seymore 5'8 Browns Summitt Northern Guilford Kenan Dixon 5'10 Cornelius Cannon Kenneth Chambers Jr 6'0 Marshville Forest Hills Kevin Young Jr. 5'7 Durham Riverside Keysaun Eleazer 6'3 Raleigh Southeast Raleigh Kingston Beale 6'3 Garner Garner Kingston Carlson 5'11 Fayetteville Fayetteville Academy Koen Booker 6'6 Durham Trinity of Durham & Chapel Hill Kyzen Coleman 6'3 Concord Concord Lawrence Dempsey 5'9 Matthews Carmel Christian Lee Podger 6'5 Cary Cary Logan Johnson 6'1 Charlotte United Faith Lukas Blakely 5'10 Kernersville NC Leadership Academy Luke Sheldon 5'8 Louisburg Louisburg Luke Wiles 5'11 Fayetteville Fayetteville Academy Marcel Gray 6'2 Raleigh Millbrook Marcus Green 6'2 Raleigh Athens Drive Matthew Craft 5'7 Charlotte Ardrey Kell Maurice Tyler 6'5 Goldsboro Goldsboro Maxim Cruz 6'2 Grantsboro Pamlico Christian Noah Noch 5'10 Monroe Weddington Noah Pierce 5'11 Hendersonville North Henderson Ny'zion Ballard 6'5 Wilmington New Hanover Pierce Bowman 6'7 Greensboro Greensboro Day Rhett Britt 6'3 Topsail Topsail RJ Morning 6'3 High Point Ragsdale Shimere Garris 6'1 Ahoskie Hertford County Stephen Beatty 5'11 Mebane Eastern Alamance Taylor Blakney 6'4 Charlotte Lee Park Prep Thomas Thompson 6'2 Kernersville Bishop McGuinness Trent Clark 6'0 Weaverville North Buncombe Trevor Manhertz 6'1 Cary Green Level Tucker Robinette 5'7 Kings Mountain Kings Mountain Tyler Brown 6'2 Huntersville Cox Mill Victor Peral 6'7 Winston-Salem Mount Tabor William Galloway 6'3 Concord Cannon School William Chadwick 6'0 Wilson Hunt Wilson Estwick 6'1 Charlotte North Meck Xavier Stroud 5'8 Raleigh Southeast Raleigh Xavion Terrell 6'3 Fuquay Willow Spring Zavion Griffin-Haynes 6'6 Durham Hillside Zyvaun Puckett 6'4 Cary Panther Creek