Chosen 25: 2020 Boys Basketball Player Rankings

The USA TODAY Chosen 25 2020 Boys Basketball rankings are compiled by Jason Jordan with input from USA TODAY Sports staff, recruiting experts and writers from around the country. The Chosen 25 is based heavily on current production – high school or spring/summer – on the stat sheet and otherwise. It also takes into account how the player projects as a prospect at the next level and beyond.

CHOSEN 25: 2019 Boys Basketball Player Rankings

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UPDATED: 9/25/19

	1. Cade Cunningham Montverde Academy (Fla.) Point Forward/ 6-5 / 180 College: Oklahoma State, Florida, Kentucky, North Carolina, Washington
Cunningham is a workhorse of a forward, whose versatility and toughness translate into dominance on the court.

	2. Sharife Cooper McEachern (Powder Springs, Ga.) Point Guard / 6-0 / 155 College: Undecided
Cooper is nearly impossible to guard and has an innate feel for all aspects of the game. He’s an elite scorer and playmaker who makes everyone on the court better and dominates every defender he faces.

	3. Jalen Green Prolific Prep (Napa, Calif.) Combo Guard / 6-5 / 165 College: Undecided
Green is a super athlete who is impossible to keep out of the lane and has the size and ability to dominate games. He’s an elite playmaker who adds the “wow” factor in every game.

	4. Terrence Clarke Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, N.H.) Shooting Guard/ 6-6 / 190 Considering: Arkansas, Auburn, Duke, Kentucky
Clarke is a super competitor with elite skill which allows him to dominate the opposition in a variety of different ways

	5. Jalen Johnson IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) Forward / 6-8 / 220 College: Duke
Johnson is one of the toughest players to guard because he can hurt you in multiple ways all over the floor. He makes his teammates better and he wins.

	6. Evan Mobley Rancho Christian (Temecula, Calif.) Center / 6-11 / 210 College: USC
Mobley is a super-active and agile big with a relentless motor and versatility that allows him to stuff the stat sheet and dominate in multiple ways on both ends of the floor.

	7. Greg Brown Vandegrift (Austin, Texas) Forward / 6-7 / 180 College: Undecided
Brown is super-active and seems to attack the rim with a ferociousness that can’t be taught. His athleticism, length and motor make him effective on both ends of the floor.

	8. Isaiah Todd Word of God Christian Academy (Raleigh, N.C.) Forward / 6-10 / 200 College: Undecided
Todd, arguably, has the most NBA potential of any player in the loaded class and is versatile enough to dominate on the low block, take his man off the dribble and knock down the three.

	9. Ziaire Williams Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.) Small Forward / 6-7 / 176 College: Undecided
Williams is a long and wiry wing with the ability to maneuver into the lane and finish efficiently. Williams can also knock down the perimeter jump shot consistently and has the ability to guard multiple positions around the floor.

	10. Scottie Barnes University School (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) Forward / 6-7 / 180 College: Undecided
Barnes can run the point, dominate post players or thread-the-needle with crisp passes, all while guarding all five positions.

	11. Cameron Thomas Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) Shooting Guard / 6-3/ 180 College: Undecided
Thomas is a super athlete who can fill it up from all different areas on the court, get into the lane and finish efficiently and lock up defensively.

	12. Makur Maker Orange (Calif.) Lutheran Center / 6-11 / 230 Considering: Undecided
Maker is a super athlete with a relentless motor who plays all over the floor on both ends. He won’t be outworked and that’s his gift.

	13. Jaden Springer IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) Shooting Guard / 6-4 / 170 College: Undecided
Springer is a shifty guard who maneuvers his way into the lane at-will, can knock down the perimeter jump shot efficiently and is an elite finisher.

	14. Brandon Boston Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.) Shooting Guard / 6-5 / 180 College: Kentucky
Boston is a long, rangy guard who creates matchup problems with his frame and effects the game in multiples ways on both ends of the floor. Boston has been compared to Kevin Durant and Brandon Ingram.

	15. Nimari Burnett Prolific Prep (Napa, Calif.) Combo Guard / 6-3 / 190 College: Undecided
Burnett is a crafty guard who can fill it up from anywhere on the court, especially from the perimeter. Burnett also has the ability to get into the lane and efficiently knockdown the mid-range jump shot.

	16. Josh Christopher Mayfair (Bellflower, Calif.) Shooting Guard / 6-4 / 190 College: Undecided
Christopher is efficient from NBA range and can step in and knock it down from mid-range. He uses his size masterfully and has a great motor.

	17. Jalen Suggs Minnehaha Academy (Mendota Heights, Minn.) Point Guard / 6-3 / 180 College: Undecided
Suggs is a heady point guard who’s strong with the ball, gets into the lane and makes his teammates better. Suggs doubles as a star quarterback at Minnehaha Academy.

	18. D.J. Steward Whitney Young (Chicago) Point Guard / 6-3 / 160 College: Duke
Steward is a gifted scorer who can break any defender down off the dribble, get into the lane and finish efficiently. He can also fill it up from the perimeter and manages to make plays for his teammates.

	19. Jaemyn Brakefield Huntington Prep (W.Va.) Forward / 6-9 / 170 College: Undecided
Brakefield is a multi-talented scorer, who uses his size and length to dominate the opposition on both ends of the floor.

	20. Walker Kessler Woodward Academy (Fairburn, Ga.) Center / 6-10 / 220 College: North Carolina
Kessler is a skilled big man who can finish with either hand, knockdown the 15-footer and change shots on the defensive end.

	21. Daishen Nix Trinity International School (Las Vegas) Point Guard / 6-3 / 190 College: UCLA
Nix is a gifted passer who thrives in transition and in the halfcourt set. He scores on all three levels and makes teammates better by placing them in scenarios that they can thrive.

	22. Isaiah Jackson SPIRE Academy (Geneva, Ohio) Forward / 6-9 / 185 College: Undecided
Jackson is a super athlete with a strong body and the ability to maneuver and finish strong in the paint. He’s also got the ability to keep the defense off balance with his perimeter shooting ability.

	23. Hunter Dickinson DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Md.) Center / 6-11 / 225 College: Undecided
Dickinson is a big and strong post player who masterfully uses those attributes to his advantage to dominate in the paint. Dickinson has great hands and can finish with both.

	24. Caleb Love Christian Brothers (St. Louis, Mo.) Small Forward / 6-3 / 173 College: Undecided
Love is nearly impossible to stay in front of, getting into the lane at-will and using his athleticism to finish plays with authority. Love is also a knockdown shooter from the perimeter and sees the court exceptionally well.

	25. Day’Ron Sharpe Montverde Academy (Fla.) Forward / 6-9 / 225 College: North Carolina
Sharpe is an athletic big with speed, agility and great hands. His ability to face up and handle the ball helps him dominate opposing bigs and his relentless motor helps him dominate on the defensive end.

Player rankings will be updated throughout the year as more information becomes available.