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2026 MSE 20 National Player Rankings
#1 Maleek Siméus – Nevada↧
2025 MSE 20 National Player Rankings
MSElite 7th-Grade Boys
Middle School Elite rankings are based on a player’s star power, character, talent, academics, performances at high level tournaments/camps, overall team success, ability to impact games, and long-term potential or upside.
Rank, Name, State
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#1 Jerry Easter II – Ohio
#1 #2 Jamal Brown – Virginia
#3 Jameson Kegler – Texas
#4 Fredrick C. Blue – California
#5 Deshon Scott – Texas
#6 Amir Pantagiotis — Mississippi
#7 Francis Chukwudebelu – Texas
#8 Jake Mangio — New York
#9 Mason Carpenter – Indiana
#10 Brunel Holloman — New York
#11 Darien Green — Illinois
#12 Jaiden Theus, Jr. — Florida
#13 Damion Porter — Illinois
#14 Benny Fragela — Florida
#15 Chris Thomas – Illinois
#16 BJ Windham — Michigan
#17 Camden Boozer – Florida
#18 Gregory Brooks – New York
#19 Cameron Boozer – Florida
#20 Alexander Lloyd — Florida
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2024 MSE 20 National Player Rankings
MSElite 8th-Grade Boys
Middle School Elite rankings are based on a player’s star power, performances at high level tournaments and camps, overall team success, ability to impact games, and long term potential or upside.
Rank, Name & State
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#1 James Evans – Kansas/California
#1#2 Aaron Powell – California
#3 Cameron Mercadel – California
#4 Isiah Fortune – California
#5 Joshua Jones — Virginia
#6 Darius Ajakaiye — Rhode Island
#7 Silas Lewis – Illinois
#8 Anson Johnson, Jr. – Texas
#9 Ameer Ramadan – Florida
#10 Zion Collins – North Carolina
#11 Rashawn Watson – Florida
#12 Quasim Boyd – Texas
#13 Brauntae Johnson – Michigan
#14 Dorrian Sands – Maryland
#15 Micah Deaver – Kansas
#16 Christian Rembert – Michigan
#17 Jaxon Prunty – North Carolina
#18 Jermaine Washington – California
#19 Gavin Pendergast – Minnesota
#20 Jaiden Holloman – New York
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2031 MSElite 10 National Player Rankings
MSElite 1st Grade Boys
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Middle School Elite rankings are based on a players’ character, academics, talent, performances at high level tournaments/camps, overall team success, ability to impact games, and long-term potential or upside.
Rank, Name, State
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#1 Aidan Garner – Missouri
#1 Aidan Garner – Missouri#2 JaKobe Wyatt – Minnesota
#3 Ronald Greer – Arkansas
#4 Christopher Underwood – Minnesota
#5 Derrick Bonner – Michigan
#6 Maddox Calmes – Florida
#7 Christian Ferguson – Maryland
#8 Jaiden Jones – North Carolina
#9 Mark Bernal – Arizona
#10 David Perry – Ohio
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2030 MSElite 5 National Player Rankings
MSElite 2nd Grade Boys
Middle School Elite rankings are based on players’ performances at high-level tournaments/camps, overall team success, ability to impact games, and long term potential or upside.
Rank, Name, State
#1 Jaiden Jones – North Carolina
#2 Dylan Berry – Oklahoma
#3 Kolden Carpenter – Indiana
#4 Bryson Vaughn – Maryland
#5 Joe Thomason III – Ohio
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2029 MSElite 10 National Player Rankings
MSElite 3rd Grade Boys
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Middle School Elite rankings are based on players’ character, academics, talent, performances at high level tournaments/camps, overall team success, ability to impact games, and long-term potential or upside.
Rank, Name, State
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#1 Austin Hill — Texas
#2 Chase Sears — Kentucky
#3 Ayden McClinton — Texas
#4 Majesty Whitaker — Connecticut
#5 Kofi Stewart – Spain
#6 Devin Cooper — Kansas
#7 Grant Cooper – Georgia
#8 Braylon Banks – Indiana
#9 Leon shannon III — Texas
#10 Quincy Washington — Texas
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2028 MSElite 10 National Player Rankings
MSElite 4th Grade Boys
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Middle School Elite rankings are based on a player’s performances at high level tournaments/camps, overall team success, ability to impact games, and long term potential/upside.
Rank, Name, State
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#1 Johnathan Lockridge — Missouri
#1 Johnathan Lockridge — Missouri#2 Robinson Diaz — California
#3 Austin Sears — Kentucky
#4 Dylan Walker — Maryland
#5 Tre Ware — Kentucky
#6 Wayd Bailey — Texas
#7 Jordan Cook — Kentucky
#8 Nathan Janati — Arizona
#9 Braylon Williams — Tennessee
#10 Jayden Porter — Arizona
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2032 MSElite 10 National Player Rankings
MSE Kindergarten Boys
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Middle School Elite rankings are based on players’ star power, character, footage/games, academics, talent and long-term potential/upside.
Rank, Name, State
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#1 Izel Daramola – Rhode Island
#1 Izel Daramola – Rhode Island#2 Jayden Singletary – North Carolina
#3 Hiro Niyama – Washington
#4 Aden Johnson – Michigan
#5 Maddox Perry – Missouri
#6 Nas McCoy – New York (2032)
#7 Aden Johnson – Michigan (2032)
#8 Aubrey Thomas – Ohio (2033)
#9 Tyler Burns – Texas (2033)
#10 Carter Suchowesky – Washington
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2027 MSElite 10 National Player Rankings
MSElite 5th Grade
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Middle School Elite rankings are based on players’ character, academics, talent, performances at high-level tournaments/camps, overall team success, ability to impact games, and long-term potential or upside.
Rank, Name, State
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#1 Kamden Higgins — North Carolina
#1 Kamden Higgins — North Carolina#2 James Evans — Kansas
#3 Blake Wilson — Texas
#4 Dylan Mingo
— New York
#5 LeDon Webb — Missouri
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MSE Top 20 Most Influential & Powerful People in Youth Sports
Who’s Who & What’s What in the Game?
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As a show of humility and gratitude, we introduce the top twenty most influential, powerful and beneficial people in middle and high school sports.
Surprisingly, Paul Biancardi (ESPN Director of ![💯]()
Rankings and Recruiting) swaps No.3 with John Lucas (The Lab) to take Brian Merritt‘s (National Recruiter for Lucas Enterprises/LSU coach) post at No.1.
Rankings and Recruiting) swaps No.3 with John Lucas (The Lab) to take Brian Merritt‘s (National Recruiter for Lucas Enterprises/LSU coach) post at No.1.The latest person added here is keynote speaker @AlanSteinJr., and those listed 11-20.
These individuals greatly contribute to the advancement of basketball development and recruitment for today’s aspiring student athletes.
Rank, Name, State
#1 Paul Biancardi (NC)
#2 Jay Bilas (CA)
#3 John Lucas (TX)
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#4 Alan Stein Jr. (D.C.)
#5 Brian Merritt (TX)
#6 Marque Carrington (NC)
#7 Dino Trigonis (CA)
#8 Pat lawless (NJ)
#9 Adam Shoulders (TN)
#10 Clark Francis (KY)
#11 Terak Fattel (CA)
#12 Mike Jelinsky (NJ)
#13 LeBron James (CA)
#14 George Raveling (D.C.)
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#15 Joe Keller (CA)
#16 Christian Popoola (NV)
#17 Don Showalter (IA)
#18 Laurie Petrillo (NJ)
#19 Ryan Silver (CA)
#20 Roger J. Goudy (FL)
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Up-and-Coming 2024 Freshman Cameron Mercadel Exceeds High Expectations
His Every Move Looks Amazing
We conducted an exclusive interview with class-of-2024 Cameron Mercadel, a sedulous 5’11” fourteen-year-old student-athlete residing in California.
He featured on Whistle Sports: “No Days Off”, whose below YouTube video collected 1M views so far.
Nationally, Mercadel ranks no. 2, and no. 1 as a point guard.
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MSE: What middle school did you attend?
MSE: What middle school did you attend?Cameron: I attended Liberty University online.
MSE: What high school are you going to?
Cameron: Because of COV-19 I might do homeschool.
MSE: What inspired you to pursue basketball?
Cameron: My mom and dad played college basketball, so I was born to play the sport.
MSE: What college program best fits your style of play?
Cameron: A college that pushes the tempo on offense and defense.
MSE: Which skill did you improve?
Cameron: Reading the defense and knowing when to attack to set up teammates.
MSE: Which skill needs improvement?
Cameron: I’m learning how to use my body to create scoring opportunities for teammates.
MSE: Have you encountered any sport or academic difficulty?
Cameron: I took Algebra this past year and in the beginning it was a tough road. I struggled in the beginning but pulled it together to come out with a 3.5 GPA.
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MSE: How did you overcome that obstacle?
MSE: How did you overcome that obstacle?Cameron: I did it by hard work, dedication, and learning how to communicate with my teacher directly.
MSE: What is your future career goal?
Cameron: My goal is to graduate college and play at the highest level possible. I also want to own an NBA team.
MSE: What are some of the toughest showcases you participated?
Cameron: John Lucas Camp, CP3 Camp, and Adidas Presidents Day Tournament in Portland Oregon.
MSE: What should your followers know about you?
Cameron: It’s more than just basketball. It’s about a strong faith in Jesus Christ and knowing that I can accomplish all things with God on my side. Having character, academics and talent is huge and I have all 3.
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2031 MSE Top 10 National Player Rankings
MSElite 1st Grade Boys
Middle School Elite rankings are based on a player’s star power, character, academics, talent, performances at high level tournaments/camps, overall team success, ability to impact games, and long-term potential or upside.
Rank, Name, State
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#1 Aidan Garner – Missouri
#2 JaKobe Wyatt – Minnesota
#3 Stephen Larry – Arizona
#4 Christopher Underwood – Minnesota
#5 Derrick Bonner – Michigan
#6 Maddox Calmes – Florida
#7 Christian Ferguson – Maryland
#8 Jaiden Jones – North Carolina
#9 Mark Bernal – Arizona
#10 George Blount – Florida
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Kansas Lady Prime (2031) Prepares for Prime Time
Tried and True Teammates
Erin Tyler
Class-of-2031 Kansas Lady Prime is a surging youth girls basketball squad readying for the Under Armour Circuit in forthcoming years.
A considerable battling will be at the renowned AAU Nationals during July 2021 in Orlando, Florida.
Nevertheless, they are gearing up in the YMCA league against maturer 3rd and 4th grade challengers.
Kansas Lady Prime’s accomplished head coach Jeff Martin, who is also a skills trainer, recruited three key pieces for a rising roster that features Erin Tyler, Cadrian Stanley and, last but not least, Brooklynn Martin.
Cadrian Stanley
Glimpse at their strengths
Tyler’s perhaps the nation’s uttermost multidimensional athlete retaining hoop mojo, and her dad currently coaches Mokan Elite.
Stanley — a remarkable and levelheaded shooting guard — whose promising sister holds 28 DI offers as a ESPN prospect.
Martin, the daughter of a world-class, former college and overseas pro-basketball father, possesses sufficient intangibles and athletic prowess.
Brooklynn Martin
“I believe Tyler and Cadrian are different. They train daily and come from big basketball families,” an organization affiliate said.
We envision victorious pursuits for 8U Kansas Lady Prime. This second-grade line up can only grow, learn and get better together.
These central team members won’t desist in a sporting journey to become grander champions and to outright win championships.
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MSE Top 20 Most Influential & Powerful People in Youth Sports
Who’s Who & What’s What in the Game?
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As a show of humility and gratitude, we introduce the top twenty most influential, powerful and beneficial people in middle and high school sports.
Surprisingly, Paul Biancardi (ESPN Director of ![💯]()
Rankings and Recruiting) swaps No.3 with John Lucas (The Lab) to take Brian Merritt‘s (National Recruiter for Lucas Enterprises/LSU coach) post at No.1.
The latest person added here is keynote speaker @AlanSteinJr., and those listed 11-20.
These individuals greatly contribute to the advancement of basketball development and recruitment for today’s aspiring student athletes.
Rank, Name, State
#1 Paul Biancardi (NC)
#2 Jay Bilas (CA)
#3 John Lucas (TX)
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#4 Alan Stein Jr. (D.C.)
#5 Brian Merritt (TX)
#6 Marque Carrington (NC)
#7 Dino Trigonis (CA)
#8 Pat lawless (NJ)
#9 Adam Shoulders (TN)
#10 Clark Francis (KY)
#11 Terak Fattel (CA)
#12 Mike Jelinsky (NJ)
#13 LeBron James (CA)
#14 George Raveling (D.C.)
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#15 Joe Keller (CA)
#16 Christian Popoola (NV)
#17 Don Showalter (IA)
#18 Laurie Petrillo (NJ)
#19 Ryan Silver (CA)
#20 Roger J. Goudy (FL)
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2025 MSElite 20 National Basketball Team Rankings
MSElite 7th-Grade Teams
Middle School Elite National Basketball Team Rankings are based on head coach’s experience, team’s performances at high-level tournaments, overall team success and ability to win games/championships.
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Rank, Team, State
Rank, Team, State#1 SuperFriends (Ohio)
#2 Rose City Rebels (Oregon)
#3 Michigan Quest (Michigan)
#4 AET ELITE (Oklahoma)
#5 CP3 (North Carolina)
#6 Black Ops (New York)
#7 Bates Fundamental Reach Dream (Michigan)
#8 Mac Irving Fire (Illinois)
#9 Drive Nation (Texas)
#10 Bates Fundamental McLavish (Michigan)
#11 Houston Blue Chips (Texas)
#12 Uplay Collective (Canada)
#13 NYBA Elite (Tennessee)
#14 New York Gauchos (New York)
#15 B Maze Elite (Tennessee)
#16 New World (DMV)
#17 One Vision (California)
#18 Gladiators (Louisiana)
#19 Nightrydas Elite (Florida)
#20 Aim High (California)
Best of the Rest
CBF Lightning (Florida), The family (Michigan), Team Charlotte Grier (North Carolina), Team Thrill UAA (Maryland), Game Speed (Pennsylvania) and Ohio Red (Ohio)
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2026 MSElite 15 National Basketball Team Rankings
MSE 6th-Grade Boys
Middle School Elite National Basketball Team Rankings are based on head coach’s experience, team’s performances at high-level tournaments, overall team success and ability to win games/championships.
Rank, Name, State
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#1 The Ivy Lions (New York)
#1 The Ivy Lions (New York) #2 Above All Cost (DC)
#3 STL Knights (Missouri)
#4 Houston Hoops Blue Chips (Texas)
#5 Takeover E. Greene (DC)
#6 Black Ops (New York)
#7 Joe Johnson Hawks (Arizona)
#8 MWA Elite (Michigan)
#9 Lockup Select (California)
#10 Flight Elite (California)
#11 Edmond Sumner Select (Ohio)
#12 Mac Irvin Fire (Illinois)
#13 Bates Fundamental (Michigan)
#14 Team Tate (DC)
#15 Arizona Monstars (Arizona)
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Girls 2026 MSE Top 10 National Player Rankings
MSE 7th Grade Girls
Middle School Elite rankings are based on players’ star power, character, footage/games, academics, talent and long-term potential/upside.
Rank, Name, State
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#1 Ty’lexiana Meyer — Illinois
#1 Ty’lexiana Meyer #2 Kayla Solomon — New York
#3 Kailee Seaba — Oklahoma
#4 Courtney Byrd — Georgia
#5 Jaida McClure — North Carolina
#6 Heaven Sneed — Ohio
#7 Mia Hughes — Oklahoma
#8 Madison McDonald — California
#9 Samaria King – North Carolina
#10 Kylie Reindenbach — Indiana
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Girls 2025 MSE Top 10 National Player Rankings
MSE 7th-Grade Girls
Middle School Elite rankings are based on player’s star power, character, footage/games, academics, talent and long-term potential/upside.
Rank, Name, State
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#1 Makyiah Ward — Maryland’s
#1 Makyiah Ward — Maryland’s#2 SaMiya Ellis — Kansas
#3 Inareia Nicard — Illinois
#4 Skyler Seals — Kansas
#5 Camille Williams — Texas
#6 Jayla Bennett — Georgia
#7 Vicky Om — New York
#8 Lazaviona Hawkins — Tennessee
#9 Taniya Cruthird — Missouri
#10 Kiaya Johnson – Illinois
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2024 MSE 15 National Basketball Team Rankings
MSE 8th-Grade Teams
Middle School Elite National Team Basketball Rankings are based on head coach’s experience, team’s performances at high-level tournaments, overall team success and ability to win games/championships.
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Rank, Team, State
Rank, Team, State#1 Paul George Elite (California)
#2 Takeover Grant (D.C.)
#3 Freebandz Elite (Georgia)
#4 Team Griffin (Oklahoma)
#5 Drive Nation (Texas)
#6 Team Thrill (Maryland)
#7 Team Durant (DMV)
#8 NY Gauchos (New York)
#9 Boo Williams (Virginia)
#10 Vegas Elite (Nevada)
#11 Aim High (Georgia)
#12 Oklahoma Chaos Elite (Oklahoma)
#13 Wiscon Playground (Wisconsin)
#14 Louisville Magic (Kentucky)
#15 B Maze Elite (Tennessee)
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The Difference Maker: 2025 Isiah Cunningham (WA)
A Different Type of Specimen
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Blossoming amidst two citified basketball hotbeds, Seattle and Portland, c/o 2025 Isiah Cunningham — a versatile and well-conditioned 6’1” shooting guard from Washington — might easily be Tacoma’s next hoop star.
Isiah’s name ring bells not only in his trendy city, but also on the clangorous AAU circuit and camp scene. He represents Rosecity Rebels and, occasionally, suits up for unbeaten SuperFriends. Scouts noted his noticeable team skills and individual competence at several talent showcases.
Cunningham gets a kick out of learning, and he brings in a 3.4 touchstone from Cedarcrest Middle School. Worthy of a starting position on any choice varsity roster, his high school preferences are Fedway and Eastside Catholic.
Imagine if he captured a NCAA Division-I tournament. USC, Baylor, Hampton, UCLA, and Texas complement his playing style. What college may offer him a scholarship… and will he win March Madness?
Basketball as an art form is a convivial vehicle that every so often leads to national titles, educational opportunities as well as successful careers. Under those circumstances, he desires to acquire a bachelor’s degree in engineering and then become an aerospace engineer at NASA.
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