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USA TODAY High School Sports Class of 2016 Composite Basketball Recruiting Rankings

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Prolific Prep’s (MI) Josh Jackson is one of the nation’s top recruits. (Photo: Kelly Kline)

Harry Giles and Josh Jackson are tied atop the latest USA TODAY High School Sports’ Composite Basketball Rankings for the Class of 2016 as the start of the Early Signing Period starts this week.

USA TODAY High School Sports has taken the rankings from 247 Sports, ESPN, Rivals and Scout and averaged them to rank the top 100 players. A player who is not ranked by a particular service receives the maximum number for that service. For example, a player not ranked in the Rivals 150 would receive 150. The number would be 100 for ESPN, 247 for 247 Sports and 100 for Scout.

Giles from Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) is ranked No. 1  by ESPN and Scout, No. 2 by Rivals and No. 3 by 247. Jackson from Prolific Prep (Napa, Calif.) is No. 1 by 247 and Rivals, No. 2 by Scout and No. 3 by ESPN.

Of note, international players such as Thon Maker from Orangeville Prep in Ontario are not included in the rankings. For positions, CG represents combo guard.

Rank Player Pos School State College 247 ESPN Rivals Scout Avg.
T1 Harry Giles PF Oak Hill VA Duke 3 1 2 1 1.75
T1 Josh Jackson SF Prolific Prep MI Uncommitted 1 3 1 2 1.75
3 De’Aaron Fox PG Cypress Lakes TX Kentucky 2 7 5 4 4.5
4 Jayson Tatum SF Chaminade MO Duke 11 2 3 3 4.75
T5 Dennis Smith Jr. PG Trinity Christian NC NC State 6 4 4 8 5.5
T5 Malik Monk CG Bentonville AR Kentucky 5 5 6 6 5.5
7 Lonzo Ball PG Chino Hills CA UCLA 4 11 8 14 9.25
8 Markelle Fultz CG DeMatha Catholic MD Washington 7 12 13 7 9.75
T9 Edrice Adebayo PF High Point Christian NC Kentucky 13 6 7 15 10.25
T9 Jonathan Isaac SF IMG Academy FL Florida St. 9 9 14 9 10.25
11 Miles Bridges SF Huntington Prep WV Michigan St. 12 8 11 11 10.5
12 Terrance Ferguson SG Advanced Prep TX Alabama 15 10 12 13 12.5
13 Frank Jackson PG Lone Peak UT Duke 10 14 10 17 12.75
14 Rawle Alkins SG Word of God NC Uncommitted 14 15 9 20 14.5
15 Wenywen Gabriel PF Wilbraham & Monson MA Kentucky 17 23 17 10 16.75
16 T.J. Leaf PF Foothills Christian CA UCLA 18 13 15 22 17
17 Kobi Simmons CG St. Francis GA Uncommitted 19 18 19 18 18.5
18 Josh Langord CG Madison Academy AL Michigan St. 22 17 18 19 19
19 Marques Bolden C DeSoto TX Uncommitted 34 20 16 12 20.5
20 Jarrett Allen PF St. Stephen’s TX Uncommitted 28 19 20 16 20.75
21 Omari Spellman C McDuffie MA Villanova 20 16 22 26 21
22 Dewan Huell PF Norland FL Miami 23 21 23 25 23
23 Mustapha Heron SF Sacred Heart CN Auburn 26 24 21 23 23.5
24 V.J. King SF Paul VI VA Louisville 25 27 24 21 24.25
25 Sacha Killeya-Jones PF Virginia Episcopal VA Kentucky 16 31 26 29 25.5
26 Tyus Battle SG St. Joseph NJ Syracuse 24 36 25 24 27.25
27 Udoza Azubuike C Potters House FL Uncommitted 29 22 27 36 28.5
28 Cassius Winston PG University Detroit MI Michigan St. 32 29 28 28 29.25
29 Tony Bradley C Bartow FL North Carolina 31 26 30 31 29.5
30 Juwan Durham PF Tampa Prep FL Connecticut 33 37 31 27 32
31 Mario Kegler SF Oak Hill VA Miss. State 27 32 29 46 33.5
32 Alterique Gilbert PG Miller Grove GA Connecticut 40 28 36 38 35.5
33 Andrew Jones CG MacArthur TX Uncommitted 51 35 38 30 38.5
34 Kyle Guy PG Lawrence Central IN Virignia 37 25 44 52 39.5
35 Kameron McGusty SG Seven Lakes TX Oklahoma 41 43 43 33 40
36 De’Ron Davis PF Overland CO Indiana 42 47 33 48 42.5
37 Javin DeLaurier PF St. Anne’s-Bellfield VA Duke 46 44 41 40 42.75
38 Bruce Brown SG Vermont Academy VT Uncommitted 50 30 49 44 43.25
39 Nick Ward PF Gahanna Lincoln OH Michigan St. 45 39 45 47 44
40 Seventh Woods CG Hammond School SC North Carolina 54 53 35 34 44
41 Ty Jerome SG Iona Prep NY Virignia 30 52 50 51 45.75
42 Schnider Herard C Prestonwood Christian TX Mississippi St. 43 67 34 39 45.75
43 Amir Coffey SG Hopkins MN Minnesota 73 33 53 41 50
44 Matthew Moyer SF Gahanna Lincoln OH Syracuse 38 54 40 74 51.5
45 Tony Carr PG Roman Catholic PA Penn St. 80 50 47 37 53.5
46 Payton Pritchard PG West Linn OR Oregon 66 42 51 61 55
47 Sam Cunliffe SF Rainier Beach WA Arizona State 35 38 68 81 55.5
48 DeJon Jarreau CG McDonogh 35 LA Massachusetts 56 62 39 66 55.75
49 Vance Jackson SF St. John Bosco CA Connecticut 44 49 72 63 57
50 De’Riante Jenkins SF Hargrave Military VA VCU 58 59 60 56 58.25
51 Jarron Cumberland SG Wilmington OH Cincinnati 36 63 61 76 59
52 Shamorie Ponds CG Thomas Jefferson NY St. John’s 79 41 42 77 59.75
53 James Banks C La Lumiere IN Texas 60 56 85 45 61.5
54 J.J. Caldwell PG Cypress Woods TX Texas A&M 53 84 58 53 62
55 Trent Forrest SG Chipley FL Florida St. 57 46 54 92 62.25
56 Robert Williams PF North Caddo LA Texas A&M 75 48 77 50 62.5
57 Jaylen Fisher PG Bolton TN UNLV 83 34 55 80 63
58 Jayce Johnson C Santa Monica CA Utah 46 81 67 59 63.25
59 Derek Funderburk C St. Edward OH Ohio St. 104 45 59 49 64.25
60 Kevin Huerter SG Shenendehowa NY Maryland 81 40 79 62 65.5
61 Anthony Cowan PG St. John’s College DC Maryland 76 85 45 57 65.75
62 Zach Collins C Bishop Gorman NV Gonzaga 105 57 32 71 66.25
63 Ike Aniggogu C Centennial CA UCLA 106 95 37 35 68.25
64 Brendan Bailey SF American Fork UT Marquette 92 96 48 43 69.75
65 Braxton Key SF Oak Hill VA Alabama 59 66 71 86 70.5
66 M.J. Cage PF Mater Dei CA Oregon 69 100 54 60 70.75
67 Curtis Jones SG Huntington Prep WV Indiana 68 55 63 100 71.5
68 Mark Vital SF Advanced Prep TX Baylor 54 65 74 95 72
69 Xavier Simpson PG Lima Senior OH Michigan 86 64 86 54 72.5
70 Romello White PF Wheeler GA Georgia Tech 67 71 70 83 72.75
71 Temple Gibbs PG Seton Hall Prep NJ Notre Dame 65 73 64 93 73.75
72 Tyler Cook PF Chaminade MO Iowa 78 51 81 98 77
73 Tyree Crump SG Bainbridge GA Georgia 70 75 75 88 77
74 Zach Norvell SG Simeon IL Gonzaga 129 76 93 10 77
75 Charlie Moore PG Morgan Park IL Memphis 112 80 57 65 78.5
76 Brandon Robinson SG Douglas County GA North Carolina 52 61 150 55 79.5
77 Abdulhakim Ado C Hamilton Heights Chr. TN Miss. State 77 68 73 100 79.5
78 Justin Jackson SF Findley Prep NV UNLV 39 100 150 32 80.25
79 Taurean Thompson C Brewster Academy NH Uncommitted 62 87 84 90 80.75
80 Jared Harper PG Pebblebrook GA Auburn 90 91 52 100 83.25
81 Lamar Stevens SF Roman Catholic PA Penn St. 85 100 80 68 83.25
82 Quentin Goodin PG Taylor County KY Xavier 93 92 83 67 83.75
83 Jonah Matthews SG Santa Monica CA Southern Cal 99 70 96 72 84.25
84 Myles Powell PG South Kent CO Seton Hall 64 74 99 100 84.25
85 JaQuori McLaughlin SG Peninsula WA Oregon St. 94 100 69 79 85.5
86 Sedee Keita PF Putnam Science CO South Carolina 87 78 82 100 86.75
87 Troy Baxter PF The Rock School FL South Florida 71 86 90 100 86.75
88 Tyson Carter SG Starkville MS Mississippi St. 108 100 62 78 87
89 Lamar Peters PG Landry-Walker LA Mississippi St. 102 100 78 70 87.5
90 Gavin Baxter SF Timpview UT BYU 132 100 65 58 88.75
91 DeAndre Hunter SG Friends Central PA Virignia 117 77 66 100 90
92 Jacob Young PG Yates TX Texas 89 100 91 85 91.25
93 Kristian Doolittle SF Memorial OK Oklahoma 134 60 76 100 92.5
94 Jethro Tshisumpa C Mountain Mission VA Arizona State 120 83 97 75 93.75
95 Keith Smith SF Rainier Beach WA Oregon 84 100 150 42 94
96 Eric Hester SG Oldsmar Christian FL Florida 97 100 87 100 96
97 Sam Hauser SF Stevens Point WI Marquette 100 82 133 73 97
98 Devearl Ramsey PG Sierra Canyon CA Nevada 82 100 106 100 97
99 Joey Brunk C Southport IN Butler 130 69 98 97 98.5
100 Alpha Diallo SF Brewster Academy NH Uncommitted 98 90 110 100 99.5
101 Rapolas Ivanauskas SF Barrington IL Northwestern 145 100 89 64 99.5
102 Kostas Antetokonmpo SF Dominican WI Uncommitted 48 100 150 100 99.5

 

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