USA TODAY High School Sports' best 2026 boys basketball players in each state

March has arrived, and over the next few weeks, millions will watch as 68 teams compete to win this year's national championship.

The stars of today are set to shine, but what about the stars of tomorrow?

We already know the top players in the 2025 class, but what about the class of 2026? We decided to take a look at a few of those stars state-by-state.

Here's a look at our picks for top 2026 standouts from every state.

Alabama

Name: Jaylen Alexander

School: Oxford

Position: Point Guard

Height: 6-2

Weight: 180

Alaska

Name: Braeden Speakman

School: East Anchorage High School

Position: Point Guard

Height: 6-1

Weight: 180

Arizona

Name: Miikka Muurinen

School: Compass Prep (Chandler)

Position: Power Forward

Height: 6-10

Weight: 185

California

Name: Tyran Stokes

School: Notre Dame (Calif.)

Position: Small Forward

Height: 6-7

Weight: 245

Colorado

Name: Carter Basquez

School: Smoky Hill (Aurora)

Position: Small Forward

Height: 6-5

Weight: 175

Connecticut

Name: Abdou Toure

School: Notre Dame (Conn.)

Position: Shooting Guard

Height: 6-6

Weight: 185

Delaware

Name: JayVion Denis

School: Dover High School

Position: Shooting Forward

Height: 6-4

Weight: 180

Florida

Name: Caleb Gaskins

School: Columbus (Miami)

Position: Power Forward

Height: 6-8

Weight: 210

Georgia

Name: Caleb Holt

School: Grayson (Loganville)

Position: Shooting Guard

Height: 6-5

Weight: 200

Hawaii

Name: Timothy Dorn

School: Mililani High School

Position: Power Forward

Height: 6-7

Weight: 170

Idaho

Name: Gabe Eddins

School: Centennial (Boise)

Position: Combo Guard

Height: 6-5

Weight: 185

Illinois

Name: Gabriel Sularski

School: Lemont (Lisle)

Position: Small Forward

Height: 6-5

Weight: 180

Indiana

Name: Steven Reynolds

School: Washington (South Bend)

Position: Shooting Guard

Height: 6-5

Weight: 170

Iowa

Name: Arafan Diane

School: Iowa United Prep (Norwalk)

Position: Center

Height: 6-11

Weight: 280

Kansas

Name: Chidi Nwigwe

School: Sunrise Christian (Wichita)

Position: Small Forward

Height: 6-7

Weight: 195

Kentucky

Name: Jayden Johnson

School: Trinity (Bowling Green)

Position: Shooting Guard

Height: 6-5

Weight: 175

Louisiana

Name: RJ Livingston

School: Isidore Newman (New Orleans)

Position: Point Guard

Height: 6-2

Weight: 160

Maine

Name: Jameson Fitzpatrick

School: Cheverus (Portland)

Position: Shooting Foward

Height: 6-4

Weight: N/A

Maryland

Name: Qayden Samuels

School: Bishop McNamara (District Heights)

Position: Small Forward

Height: 6-5

Weight: 200

Massachusetts

Name: Collins Onyejiaka

School: The Newman School (Boston)

Position: Center

Height: 6-10

Weight: 270

Michigan

Name: Cameron Ryan

School: Northview (Grand Rapids)

Position: Small Forward

Height: 6-5

Weight: 175

Minnesota

Name: Dothan Ijadimbola

School: Totino-Grace (Minneapolis)

Position: Small Forward

Height: 6-6

Weight: 180

Mississippi

Name: Sam Funches

School: Germantown (Madison)

Position: Center

Height: 6-10

Weight: 205

Missouri

Name: Tristan Reed

School: John Burroughs School (St. Louis)

Position: Power Forward

Height: 6-8

Weight: 210

Montana

Name: Lex LaFrombois

School: St. Ignatius High School (Mont.)

Position: Point Guard

Height: 5-8

Weight: 145

Nebraska

Name: Jacob Webber

School: Kearney

Position: Small Forward

Height: 6-6

Weight: 175

Nevada

Name: Tyus Thomas

School: Liberty (Henderson)

Position: Point Guard

Height: 5-10

Weight: 180

New Hampshire

Name: Sebastian Wilkins

School: Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro)

Position: Power Forward

Height: 6-8

Weight: 215

New Jersey

Name: Deron Rippey Jr.

School: Blair Academy (Blairstown)

Position: Point Guard

Height: 6-2

Weight: 175

New Mexico

Name: Remy Albrecht

School: Cleveland High School (Rio Rancho)

Position: Point Guard

Height: 5-11

Weight: N/A

New York

Name: Dylan Mingo

School: Long Island Lutheran (Farmingdale)

Position: Point Guard

Height: 6-5

Weight: 180

North Carolina

Name: Cole Cloer

School: Caldwell Academy (Greensboro)

Position: Small Forward

Height: 6-6

Weight: 180

North Dakota

Name: Carter Evanson

School: Horace

Position: Combo Guard

Height: 6-3

Weight: N/A

Ohio

Name: Anthony Thompson

School: Western Reserve Academy (Hudson)

Position: Small Forward

Height: 6-8

Weight: 185

Oklahoma

Name: Jalen Montonati

School: Owasso

Position: Small Forward

Height: 6-7

Weight: 175

Oregon

Name: Matthew Suppah-Scott

School: Madras High School

Position: Center/Power Forward

Height: 6-4

Weight: 220

Pennsylvania

Name: Sammy Jackson

School: Roman Catholic (Philadelphia)

Position: Small Forward

Height: 6-6

Weight: 175

Rhode Island

Name: Dywane Chess

School: St. George's School (Newport)

Position: Shooting Guard

Height: 6-3

Weight: 180

South Carolina

Name: Korie Corbett

School: Ridge View (Columbia)

Position: Small Forward

Height: 6-4

Weight: 170

South Dakota

Name: Blake Ellwein

School: Huron High School

Position: Forward

Height: 6-9

Weight: N/A

Tennessee

Name: Chris Washington Jr.

School: Providence Christian Academy (Murfreesboro)

Position: Small Forward

Height: 6-7

Weight: 175

Texas

Name: Davion Adkins

School: Faith Family Academy of Oak Cliff (Dallas)

Position: Center

Height: 6-8

Weight: 205

Utah

Name: Anthony Felesi

School: Utah Prep (Hurricane)

Position: Small Forward

Height: 6-5

Weight: 180

Vermont

Name: Isiah Rose

School: Vermont Academy

Position: Small Forward

Height: 6-8

Weight: 220

Virginia

Name: Jordan Smith

School: Paul VI Catholic (Fairfax)

Position: Shooting Guard

Height: 6-2

Weight: 200

Washington

Name: Yabi Aklog

School: Eastside Catholic (Sammamish)

Position: Center

Height: 6-10

Weight: 230

West Virginia

Name: Eli Sancomb

School: Central Catholic High School (Wheeling)

Position: Guard/Forward

Height: 6-5

Weight: N/A

Wisconsin

Name: Vaughn Karvala

School: Oregon

Position: Small Forward

Height: 6-5

Weight: 170

Wyoming

Name: Max Potas

School: Meeteetse

Position: Shooting Guard

Height: 5-11

Weight: 170

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY High School Sports Wire: Top 2026 boys basketball standouts in each state

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