This category is annually the most challenging. This year was no different as these players, above all others, made the most of their opportunities, resulting in a significant increase in their recruiting profile.
2025: C.J. Ingram, Florida Rebels: The 6’5 rising senior wing has always been a very good basketball player but his abilities on the football field overshadowed that fact. However, that may not be the case anymore. Ingram has transferred from Hawthorne to Orlando Oakridge and it is unclear if he will play football in his senior season. No doubt there will be high-major programs that will offer him the chance to do both should he so choose. Ingram established himself as a high-major prospect in sessions II and III of the EYBL. In Session II, he averaged 13 ppg and was named to the All-Breakout Team. Ingram averaged 14 ppg during Session III and was named to that session’s Third Team. In June, he continued his strong play. At the Pangos All-American Camp in California, Ingram was praised for his high-level athleticism and multi-positional play, being named to the all-star game. As part of Oakridge’s run to the title game in the elite division of the Section 7 Team Camp in Arizona, Ingram fit right in with his new teammates and caused matchup problems at both ends of the floor. Returning to the Rebels in July, Ingram upped his play in the Peach Jam, averaging nearly 17 ppg, earning Second Team All-Peach Jam honors. Ingram is now firmly entrenched in the national top one hundred and no doubt will earn more high major offers.
2026: Jasen Lopez, SOH Elite: The 5’11 rising junior is also a standout wide receiver which precipitated his move to gridiron power Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna this summer. Playing up a year for SOH Elite on the Under Armor Circuit, Lopez impressed coaches and national scouts alike with his abilities on the basketball court. He was considered the Underclass MVP in the UAA, averaging 18 ppg and being named All UAA Spring Second Team by one national outlet. At the FABC Team Camp in June, he proved to be tough to contain with the ball in his hands. Lopez can get to the rim and score with some crafty finishes in traffic or drop in jumpers off the dribble with a high rate of success. He did the same thing at our Miami Summer Hoops Festival, dropping in contested perimeter shots and getting to the basket. In front of college coaches in July, Lopez again earned the Underclass MVP award as well as All-Event Second Team at the UAA Championships. If Lopez isn’t listed in the 2026 national top 100, several guys aren’t doing their job.
2027: Myles Fuentes, AllBall: Despite just finishing his freshman season at Miami Riviera Prep, the 5’11 Fuentes played up and played well on the 17U circuit in the UAA Rise. One national outlet tabbed his play after the first UAA session good enough to earn Honorable Mention for the event, high praise when competing against older players that are doing their best to impress college coaches. That should come as no surprise as Fuentes played very well at our Travel Team Jamboree in March, dishing dimes and dropping in shots from deep, before heading out on the circuit. In June at the FABC Team Camp, Fuentes helped lead Riviera Prep to an undefeated weekend against teams with legit state championship aspirations. Fuentes ability to control pace, not let defensive pressure faze him, and make the game easier for his teammates while being a scoring threat will no doubt making him an attractive recruit to college coaches at all levels.