Meet 12 of the top men's college basketball recruits for 2027, 2028

Thirty-five of the nation's champion precocious schoolhouse boys' hoops players gathered astatine a USA Basketball grooming campy past week to vie for a spot connected the 12-man roster of the under-16 nationalist squad up of the 2025 FIBA U16 Men's AmeriCup (June 2-8 successful Juárez, Mexico).

With galore of those aforesaid players featured successful ESPN's recruiting rankings, present are scouting reports connected 12 of the apical 2027 and 2028 recruits we saw successful Colorado Springs.

2027 recruits

C.J. Rosser, No. 2

Rosser is highly skilled with two-way versatility. Offensively, he's a existent triple-threat with the assurance to instrumentality unfastened shots, marque the close walk oregon thrust past defenders. As a screener, he's unsafe successful the pick-and-pop and pick-and-roll, and executes good successful shade surface actions. Rosser doesn't conscionable enactment connected the 3-point line, either. He'll marque cuts to the handbasket and is comfy successful the mid-post with his backmost to the basket. His height, agelong strides and wingspan are each assets defensively. With a blend of carnal measurables, fluidity and coachability, he's already connected the radar of NBA scouts.

Marcus Spears Jr., No. 3

Spears' endowment is undeniable and an fantabulous athlete. At 6-foot-7, his ball-handling and passing basal out. He was productive successful grooming campy scrimmages arsenic a lob-catcher, rebounder and second-chance scorer. After a quiescent commencement successful practice, Spears picked it up by looking to artifact shots and marque shots wrong the arc. Defensively, helium moved his feet with quickness and utilized his mobility to tally the floor. His coachability besides stood out. There are hints of Tayshaun Prince and Lamar Odom successful Spears' game.

Jeremy Jenkins., No. 16

Jenkins uses his 6-foot-7, 225-pound framework to rebound aggressively and play coagulated low-post defense. He besides knocked down the occasional foul enactment jumper. His precocious centrifugal led to accumulation connected the solid and helium efficaciously sets screens connected and disconnected the ball. Teams don't person to tally plays for him, yet helium makes his beingness felt.

Cayden Daughtry, No. 26

Daughtry played with tempo and velocity to propulsion the shot successful transition, yet was poised successful the fractional court. He has a bully hesitation determination to get past defenders, and is consenting to gully successful defenders to drive-and-kick to unfastened teammates. Once wrong the paint, Daughtry has a choky floater, and is comfy making shots from beyond the arc. His passing impressed -- particularly his quality to deed the gaffe disconnected screening enactment -- and helium ever plays with his caput up. His on-ball defence was noticeable, too, and indispensable proceed to get better. He has shades of Louisville's Mikel Brown Jr.

Nasir Anderson, No. 32

A high-energy talker and defender, Anderson plays a carnal game. He does a terrific occupation absorbing contact, going beardown to the handbasket and attempting free-throws. His antiaircraft connection was loud, and helium pressured the shot portion showing bully anticipation and awareness. He made immoderate timely shots, too. A hard-charging lefty who drives done interaction to decorativeness oregon gully the foul, Anderson is the benignant of subordinate who goes each out, each the clip -- the benignant of subordinate opponents would alternatively play with than against.

2028 recruits

Bentley Lusakueno, No.1

As the No. 1 imaginable successful the rising sophomore class, Lusakueno continues to amusement dependable advancement with his awesome framework and accomplishment set. His jumper has interaction and range, though it remains inconsistent. He takes vantage of his length, tallness and brushed interaction by posting up effectively, demonstrating coagulated footwork. He besides showed committedness connected the glass, rebounding extracurricular his country to prosecute the ball. Defensively, Lusakueno was progressive arsenic a rim protector and alert successful assistance situations, showcasing his versatility. There's inactive plentifulness for him to learn, but helium has a satellite of endowment to physique on.

Erick Dampier Jr., No. 3

Dampier's game, framework and vigor person each made noticeable improvements. In signifier sessions, the archetypal happening that stood retired was his quality to initiate and support interaction with defenders to make scoring angles astir the basket. He has a strong, heavy framework and reliable hands, rebounds consistently with 2 hands and converts a precocious percent of his overgarment touches. He besides brings worth arsenic a consenting and effectual screener. His father, Erick Dampier, was a standout astatine Mississippi State and the 10th wide prime successful the 1996 NBA draft.

Boss Mhoon, No. 17

Mhoon played with a beardown centrifugal and an precocious consciousness for the travel of the game. He has a flair for scoring, paired with bully size and tribunal consciousness for being 15. He excels successful transition, susceptible of attacking the rim oregon uncovering the unfastened man. In practice, helium consistently played with his caput up and showed the quality to present quick, close passes astatine a moment's notice. When defenders sagged off, helium pulled up for mid-range jumpers, and proved helium tin sound down long-distance shots erstwhile set. Simply put, Mhoon puts changeless unit connected the defense.

Colton Hiller, No. 13

Hiller displayed awesome size and a creaseless shooting stroke, fitting successful seamlessly contempt being 1 of the youngest players connected the level astatine 14. He competed with a operation of precocious effort and beardown hoops IQ, drafting aboriginal comparisons to a young Kon Knueppel. During practices, helium consistently sought retired and knocked down catch-and-shoot opportunities without hesitation. As a passer, helium kept things elemental and efficient, showing capable interaction to either marque the assistance oregon support the discourtesy moving. As of now, Hiller's biggest spot is his floor-spacing ability.

Mason Collins, No. 20

At 6-foot-5, the 15-year-old Collins stands retired for his aboriginal imaginativeness and shot skills. He tin handle, decorativeness and find the unfastened antheral successful transition. He besides has the imaginable to go an impactful on-ball defender astatine his size, capable to power connected the perimeter without getting punished. Collins' worth shows up some connected and disconnected the ball: helium made speedy reads, delivered timely passes and created scoring chances for himself and his teammates. He is simply a existent large helping with precocious consciousness and versatility.

Michai White, No. 22

White played hard connected some ends of the floor. He's a focused defender who likes to contradict the helping and does a bully occupation anticipating passes. On the ball, helium moves his feet and tries to support the shot successful beforehand of him. He has a well-rounded violative crippled that combines driving, moving the ball, playmaking and the assurance to sound down unfastened mid-range and 3-point shots. White is the benignant of subordinate who helps teams win.

Owen Eteuati-Edwards, unranked

Eteuati-Edward is simply a productive subordinate who had immoderate bully wide performances successful the grooming campy scrimmages. His precocious hoops IQ was evident successful the mode helium work the crippled and anticipated the action. And his 6-foot-7 framework is complemented by fantabulous hands, passing imaginativeness and beardown tribunal awareness. His quality to score, rebound, administer and support stood out. A pugnacious matchup owed to his size and spot astir the rim, helium besides showed accomplishment connected the perimeter. He is simply a susceptible driver, reliable shooter and effectual relation successful shot screens and dribble handoffs. He plays a invaluable relation arsenic a connector who ties an discourtesy together.