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

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

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

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#10. Korie Corbett (SF)

- National rank: #155 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #49
- College: uncommitted
- Offers: Ole Miss, South Carolina, South Florida, Bethune-Cookman, South Carolina State
- High school: Oak Hill Academy (Mouth Of Wilson, VA)

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#9. Ladarius Givan (C)

- National rank: #127 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #18
- College: Mississippi State
- Offers: Mississippi State, Alabama, LSU, Ole Miss, Troy
- High school: John Marshall (Richmond, VA)

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#8. Dreylan Creasy (SF)

- National rank: #124 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #42
- College: East Carolina
- Offers: East Carolina, Mississippi State, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M, Virginia Tech
- High school: Blue Ridge School (Dyke, VA)

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#7. Shane Pendergrass (PF)

- National rank: #113 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #21
- College: George Mason
- Offers: George Mason, California, Duquesne, La Salle, Louisiana Tech
- High school: Hargrave Military Academy (Chatham, VA)

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#6. Willie Burnett III (CG)

- National rank: #96 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #11
- College: Mississippi State
- Offers: Mississippi State, Oklahoma State, Florida State, Arkansas State, Western Kentucky
- High school: Gillion Basketball Academy (Springfield, VA)

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#5. Darius Bivins (PG)

- National rank: #72 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #7
- College: uncommitted
- Offers: Texas Tech, VCU, Rutgers, Harvard, Arizona State
- High school: Bishop O'Connell (Alexandria, VA)

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#4. Ethan Mgbako (SF)

- National rank: #71 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #29
- College: Vanderbilt
- Offers: Vanderbilt, Pittsburgh, Florida State, LSU, Mississippi State
- High school: Oak Hill Academy (Mouth Of Wilson, VA)

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#3. Marcis Ponder (C)

- National rank: #58 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #6
- College: Florida State
- Offers: Florida State, Alabama, Arizona State, Auburn, Georgia
- High school: Gillion Basketball Academy (Springfield, VA)

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#2. Latrell Allmond (PF)

- National rank: #28 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #6
- College: Oklahoma State
- Offers: Oklahoma State, Maryland, Virginia, Tennessee, Indiana
- High school: Petersburg (Richmond, VA)

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#1. Jordan Smith (CG)

- National rank: #2 (5 stars)
- Position rank: #1
- College: uncommitted
- Offers: Arkansas, Duke, Georgetown, Kentucky, Indiana
- High school: Paul VI Catholic (Fairfax, VA)

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