Tajh Ariza, Alijah Arenas, Jason Crowe Jr., and Brandon McCoy (L-R) are shown at the USA Basketball Mini-Camp during NCAA Final Four weekend in Houston. Crowe had the best freshman campaign, but who will emerge as the top prospect from this talented group in the spring of 2026? Photo: Ronnie Flores.
We continue our boys basketball coverage for Gold Club members with an updated look at the state’s top college prospects in the freshman (2026) class at the close of the 2022-23 school year. Our final 2026 Cal-Hi Sports Top 25 for the 2022-23 school year shows one new prospect based on his playing during the high school season and already has the makings of a terrific class. This concludes our player rankings package for this school year and our next rankings shuffle will include 2027 prospects.
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The final 2026 Cal-Hi Sports Top 25 for the 2022-23 school year is based on evaluations since our last published Hot 100 updates in early February of 2022. That encompasses all CIF play after Martin Luther King Jr. weekend and includes the 2022-23 CIF section and regional playoffs, spring leagues and any grassroots evaluations thereafter. Our initial 2026 Cal-Hi Sports Top 25 was based on middle school tournaments and showcases we had the opportunity to view in the past few years, plus the early portion of the 2022-23 high school season.
