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• Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterJun 29, 2023, 07:30 AM ET

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  • Basketball recruiting expert.
  • Signed up with ESPN in 2014.
  • Graduate of University of Delaware.With rosters finally

near being gone for the 2023-24 guys’s college basketball season, coaches around the nation are now able to turn their complete attention to the recruiting trail and the high school classes of 2024, 2025 and 2026. And while the July live period is not the all-important marathon month it was a decade ago, it’s still the busiest recruiting period on the offseason calendar.Beginning July 6, coaches will come down on North Augusta,

South Carolina( Nike Peach Jam); Rock Hill, South Carolina(Adidas); and Cartersville, Georgia(Under Armour), for four days of shoe-company-sponsored occasions– along with a lot of other cities for independent displays and tournaments.The first of three live durations will take place July 6-9, the second will be July 15-16 and the 3rd will

be July 24-27, for the NCAA College Basketball Academy in Memphis.Since we just updated our rankings for each class and are now a week far from the start of the live duration, here’s a look at the biggest stories to keep track of over the next few weeks.Who’s No. 1? In the 2023 class, D.J. Wagner held the No. 1 spot for most of his high school career, prior to numerous potential customers wound up making a run at him for top billing by the end of their senior seasons. The 2024 class has actually been a lot more in flux. Naasir Cunningham was ranked at the top early, but he was passed last year. Tre Johnson had his time this spring, however he won’t go into the summer season atop the rankings.Dylan Harper, the 6-foot-4 point guard from Don Bosco High School (New Jersey ), has actually made the No. 1 ranking at this moment in the cycle. He was great for the NY Rens on the EYBL circuit in the spring, balancing 18.9 PPG,

7.1 RPG and 5.3 APG, ranking in the top 15 in all three categories.