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

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

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 North Carolina using data from 247Sports. Athletes are ranked by their 247Sports Composite ranking.

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#10. Kobe Edwards (PG)

- National rank: #224 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #33
- College: uncommitted
- Offers: East Carolina, Illinois, LSU, Mississippi State, Texas A&M
- High school: Greenfield School (Wilson, NC)

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#9. Bradley Floyd (SG)

- National rank: #222 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #35
- College: Austin Peay
- Offers: Austin Peay, Florida State, Appalachian State, Charlotte, San Jose State
- High school: Winston Salem Christian (Kings Mountain, NC)

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#8. Lattimore Ford (SF)

- National rank: #217 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #64
- College: uncommitted
- Offers: Oklahoma, Utah, Washington, San Diego State, Utah State
- High school: Combine Academy (Charlotte, NC)

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#7. Justin Caldwell (PF)

- National rank: #207 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #31
- College: Georgetown
- Offers: Georgetown, Boston College, Maryland, Mississippi State, NC State
- High school: Berean Baptist Academy (Fayetteville, NC)

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#6. Yohance Connor (CG)

- National rank: #187 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #24
- College: Ole Miss
- Offers: Ole Miss, Arizona State, Auburn, Illinois, LSU
- High school: Combine Academy (Charlotte, NC)

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#5. Dionte Neal (PG)

- National rank: #174 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #19
- College: uncommitted
- Offers: North Carolina, Appalachian State, Western Kentucky, Bethune-Cookman, East Tennessee State
- High school: Reidsville (Reidsville, NC)

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#4. Kingston Whitty (PG)

- National rank: #170 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #17
- College: West Virginia
- Offers: West Virginia, Georgia Southern, Kennesaw State, Liberty, Marshall
- High school: Christ School (Arden, NC)

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#3. Will Stevens (C)

- National rank: #141 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #22
- College: Clemson
- Offers: Clemson, South Carolina, Vanderbilt, Cincinnati, Mississippi State
- High school: Davidson Day (Davidson, NC)

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#2. Kendre Harrison (C)

- National rank: #129 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #19
- College: Oregon
- Offers: Oregon, Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Colorado
- High school: Reidsville (Reidsville, NC)

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#1. Cody Peck (C)

- National rank: #88 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #11
- College: uncommitted
- Offers: Tennessee, Dayton, Clemson, LSU, NC State
- High school: Davidson Day (Davidson, NC)

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