SCNext Top 25: The very best young boys’ high school basketball teams

Nov 19, 2024, 10:25 AM ET

The high school basketball season has arrived.Columbus (FL)gets the

leading area in the first team rankings. Led by Duke devotes Cameron Boozer (2025 ESPN 100 No. 2)and Cayden Boozer (2025 ESPN 100 No. 17), the Explorers are aiming to construct on a 28-win season a year back. The group likewise boasts major talent among its junior class with Caleb Gaskins(2026 ESPN 60 No. 10)and Jaxon Richardson(2026 ESPN 60 No. 28). Link Academy can be found in at No. 2 in the country with a loaded lineup including six ESPN ranked potential customers, led by top-10 big man Chris Cenac Jr.(2-25 ESPN 100 No. 7). Long Island Lutheran, Montverde Academy and Prolific Prep complete the leading 5– three programs that all earned trips to the Chipotle Nationals last season. Montverde ultimately won the event beating Paul VI 79-63 in the title game.Houston commit Kingston Flemings( 2025 ESPN 100 No. 21 )had a game-winning dunk Saturday night to raise his San Antonio Brennan (TX) team over Dynamic Prep(TX )88-86, assisting land the Bears at No. 21 in the inaugural rankings for this season.See the entire list listed below.1 Columbus( FL)0-0 2 Link Academy (MO )2-0 3 Long Island Luthern(NY)0-0 4 Montverde Academy(FL)0-0 5 Prolific Prep(CA )6-0 6 Utah Prep (UT) 4-1
7 La Lumiere (IND )4-0 8 AZ Compass( AZ)3-1 9 IMG Academy( FL)
0-0 10 Gonzaga College HS(D.C.)
0-0 11 St. John Bosco(CA )0-0 12 Brewster Academy(NH )3-0 13 Harvard-Westlake(CA) 0-0
14 Grayson (GA) 2-0
15 Perry High School( AZ)
0-0 16 Calvary Christian (FL) 0-0
17 Oak Ridge (FL) 0-0
18 Sidwell Buddies (DC) 0-0
19 Notre Dame SO (CA) 0-0
20 Dawn Christian(KS )2-0 21 San Antonio Brennan(TX )2-0 22 Roosevelt (CA) 0-0
23 Paul VI (VA) 0-0
24 Oak Hill Academy (VA) 6-0
25 Allen (TX) 4-0