Rankings for the class of 2024 boys basketball recruits (U.S. based players only)
The 2024 boys basketball recruiting class is one of the strongest of the past few years. I see four elite talents at the top of the class (the top four listed below) followed by about five or six more big time players (potential NBA All Stars).
Many of these recruits show up in my 2025 NBA mock draft and the rest are mocked in 2026. 5-star Jayden Quaintance is too young to be eligible for the 2025 draft and so he’s projected as a top pick in 2026.
I’ve kept this list limited to the top 25 to feature the best of the best. But this is a deep class and many players not listed below will go on to play in the NBA.
See where these players rank in the 2025 and 2026 NBA Drafts
2024 Basketball Recruit Rankings
| # | Player | Rankings | Team | Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooper Flagg | PF – Montverde Academy (Montverde, FL) – HT: 6-8 – WT: 200 | Duke | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ |
| 2 | Dylan Harper | SG – Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, NJ) – HT: 6-5 – WT: 215 | Rutgers | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ |
| 3 | Airious “Ace” Bailey | SF – McEachern (Powder Springs, GA) – HT: 6-9 – WT: 200 | Rutgers | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ |
| 4 | VJ Edgecombe | SF – Long Island Lutheran (Glen Head, NY) – HT: 6-4 – WT: 188 | Baylor | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ |
| 5 | Tre Johnson | SG – Link Academy (Dallas, TX) – HT: 6-6 – WT: 180 | Texas | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ |
| 6 | Liam McNeeley | SF – Montverde Academy (Montverde, FL) – HT: 6-7 – WT: 190 | UConn | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ |
| 7 | Donnie Freeman | PF – IMG Academy (Bradenton, FL) – HT: 6-9 – WT: 190 | Syracuse | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ |
| 8 | Jayden Quaintance | PF – Word Of God Christian Academy (Raleigh, NC) – HT: 6-10 – WT: 210 | Arizona State | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ |
| 9 | Ian Jackson | SF – Our Saviour Lutheran School (Bronx, NY) – HT: 6-6 – WT: 180 | North Carolina | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ |
| 10 | Jalil Bethea | SG – Archbishop Wood (Warminster, PA) – HT: 6-4 – WT: 170 | Miami | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ |
| 11 | Josan Sanon | SG – Vermont Academy (Saxtons River, VT) – HT: 6-6 – WT: 200 | Arizona State | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ |
| 12 | Will Riley | SG – The Phelps School (Malvern, PA) – HT: 6-8 – WT: 180 | Illinois | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ |
| 13 | Johnuel Fland | PG – Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains, NY) – HT: 6-2 – WT: 165 | Arkansas | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ |
| 14 | Kanon Catchings | SF – Overtime Elite (Atlanta, GA) – HT: 6-8 1/2 – WT: 190 | BYU | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ |
| 15 | Flory Bidunga | C – Kokomo (Kokomo, IN) – HT: 6-9 – WT: 216 | Kansas | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ |
| 16 | Kon Knueppel | SF – Wisconsin Lutheran (Milwaukee, WI) – HT: 6-6 – WT: 215 | Duke | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ |
| 17 | Karter Knox | SF – Overtime Elite (Atlanta, GA) – HT: 6-6 1/4 – WT: 180 | Arkansas | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ |
| 18 | Carter Bryant | SF – Centennial (Corona, CA) – HT: 6-8 – WT: 225 | Arizona | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ |
| 19 | Derrion Reid | PF – Prolific Prep (Napa, CA) – HT: 6-7 – WT: 190 | Alabama | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ |
| 20 | Patrick Ngongba II | C – Paul VI Catholic (Fairfax, VA) – HT: 6-10 – WT: 235 | Duke | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ |
| 21 | Drake Powell | SF – Northwood (Pittsboro, NC) – HT: 6-7 – WT: 185 | North Carolina | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ |
| 22 | Derik Queen | PF – Montverde Academy (Montverde, FL) – HT: 6-9 – WT: 230 | Maryland | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ |
| 23 | Isaiah Evans | SF – North Mecklenburg (Huntersville, NC) – 6-7 – WT: 170 | Duke | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ |
| 24 | Cam Scott | SG – Lexington (Lexington, SC) – HT: 6-5 – WT: 180 | South Carolina | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ |
| 25 | Aiden Sherrell | PF – Prolific Prep (Napa, CA) – HT: 6-11 – WT: 220 | Alabama | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ |
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