Ranking the 2027 class

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Good morning everyone! I’m back home from a busy live period on the recruiting trail, and today we have some more high school hoops to talk about. Let’s get to it!

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1. Introducing The Field of 68’s 2027 class rankings

Throughout this summer, The Field of 68 has been out on the recruiting trail watching the next generation of prospects compete across various circuits and at different camps.

We now have our first ever high school basketball rankings on the 2027 class:

Here’s a few things to cover from the top 68:

• Firstly, these rankings are college basketball leaning and not necessarily based on NBA upside. Of course, upside is still relatively taken into account because these prospects still have a year and change until they play in college. But the focus is on who will impact games from day one in college.

• It’s also important to note several players originally from this class have moved up and will play college hoops this upcoming season, including: Jaoquim Boumtje-Boumtje (Duke), Nikola Kusturica (UCLA), Marcus Spears Jr. (Texas), Bruce Branch (BYU), Obinna Ekezie Jr. (Louisville), Baba Oladotun (Maryland), Lincoln Cosby (Michigan), LJ Smith (Ohio State), Gabe Nesmith (Vanderbilt) and Davion Thompson (Arkansas). More are expected to possibly follow.

• A few of those players (Boumtje-Boumtje, Kusturica, Spears) will have to spend two years in college and aren’t eligible for the draft until 2028. So again, our 2027 class rankings don’t necessarily reflect who will be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2028 NBA Draft.

• We went with Cayden Daughtry at No. 1 after his legendary Peach Jam run. Size this, size that, his production speaks for itself. Averaging 32.3 points per game while shooting 58.6% FG/48.8% 3FG/91.4% FT at Peach Jam is just ridiculous. Demarcus Henry, Beckham Black, Lewis Uvwo and Adan Diggs rounded out the top five.

• This class has guards galore and elite depth at that position. Twelve of our 20 five-stars are guards and 28 total make up the top 68.

• The depth of bigs, however, is lacking. Only seven true fives cracked our rankings and most of the intriguing bigs in this class (Hudson, Wabbington, Rosser, etc.) are 4s.

• Some players we’re higher on vs. consensus (the average rankings of 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN):

  • Asa Montgomery: No. 14 Field of 68, No. 27 Industry

  • Antonio Pemberton: No. 20 Field of 68, No. 38 Industry

  • Donovan Davis: No. 22 Field of 68, No. 58 Industry

  • Quinton Kitt: No. 28 Field of 68, No. 80 Industry

  • Jayon Connor: No. 29 Field of 68, outside top-100 Industry

  • Deng Ngor: No. 32 Field of 68, No. 71 Industry

  • Isaiah Santos: No. 41 Field of 68, No. 81 Industry

  • Brandon Woodard: No. 48 Field of 68, No. 83 Industry

• Some players we’re lower on vs. consensus (the average ranking of 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN):

  • CJ Rosser: No. 9 Field of 68, No. 1 Industry

  • Nasir Anderson: No. 18 Field of 68, No. 6 Industry

  • Ryan Hampton: No. 30 Field of 68, No. 16 Industry

  • Isaiah Hill: No. 35 Field of 68, No. 17 Industry

  • Josh Leonard: No. 61, No. 29 Industry

We’ll be live this afternoon with a video further explaining the rankings and our pick of Cayden Daughtry at No. 1. Be sure to stay tuned to the YouTube page.

2. Alabama adds Canadian center

Nate Oats landed another piece for his 2026-27 roster on Monday with the addition of 7-foot center TJ St. Louis.

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