Highest-rated Class of 2026 Men's Basketball Recruits From Maryland

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Highest-rated Class of 2026 men's basketball recruits from Maryland

From the roaring crowd to squeaking sneakers on the hardwood, high school basketball is a beloved American pastime.

The sport's school roots date back to its 19th-century beginnings. After all, James Naismith invented basketball as a physical education activity. The concept of a state championship for high school basketball soon followed. Illinois, for example, held a state championship as early as 1908. Other states with early high school basketball championships include Indiana (first championship in 1911) and Wisconsin (1916).

Now, the sport is etched into the ethos of the American high school. Almost 900,000 student athletes play on their high school basketball team, according to 2024-25 school year data compiled by the National Federation of State High School Associations. That figure represents over 18,000 schools competing across all 50 states, grinding out games in high school gyms on dark winter nights.

Stacker compiled a list of the highest rated Class of 2026 basketball recruits from Maryland using data from 247Sports. Athletes are ranked by their 247Sports Composite ranking.

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#10. Jasiah Cannady (PG)

- National rank: #251 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #37
- College: UMass Lowell
- Offers: UMass Lowell, Mississippi State, Old Dominion, Bethune-Cookman, Murray State
- High school: Mt. Zion Prep (Lanham, MD)

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#9. Jayson Peterson (PF)

- National rank: #238 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #38
- College: uncommitted
- Offers: Old Dominion, Albany, American, Morehead State, NJIT
- High school: St. Andrew's Episcopal (Potomac, MD)

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#8. Ashton Meeks (CG)

- National rank: #210 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #27
- College: uncommitted
- Offers: Boston College, West Virginia, Bowling Green, Old Dominion, Temple
- High school: DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, MD)

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#7. BJ Ranson (PG)

- National rank: #185 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #24
- College: Saint Joseph's
- Offers: Saint Joseph's, Albany, Hampton, George Mason, Manhattan
- High school: Mount Saint Joseph (Baltimore, MD)

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#6. Prince-Alexander Moody (CG)

- National rank: #181 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #23
- College: Indiana
- Offers: Indiana, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan State, Virginia Tech
- High school: Bishop McNamara (District Heights, MD)

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#5. Favour Ibe (C)

- National rank: #140 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #21
- College: uncommitted
- Offers: Alabama, Arizona State, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech
- High school: Mt. Zion Prep (Lanham, MD)

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#4. Sinan Huan (C)

- National rank: #73 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #8
- College: Purdue
- Offers: Purdue, Northwestern, Illinois, Alabama, Florida
- High school: Georgetown Preparatory (Rockville, MD)

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#3. Neiko Mundey (CG)

- National rank: #67 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #8
- College: Texas A&M
- Offers: Texas A&M, USC, Mississippi State, Oklahoma State, Pittsburgh
- High school: Prince George's Christian Academy (Landover, MD)

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#2. Qayden Samuels (SF)

- National rank: #19 (5 stars)
- Position rank: #8
- College: uncommitted
- Offers: Alabama, Georgetown, UConn, Florida State, Georgia
- High school: Bishop McNamara (District Heights, MD)

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#1. Baba Oladotun (SF)

- National rank: #11 (5 stars)
- Position rank: #4
- College: Maryland
- Offers: Maryland, Arkansas, Kentucky, Georgetown, Virginia Tech
- High school: James Hubert Blake (Silver Spring, MD)

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