Unveiling the final 2024 On3 150 rankings
The final 2024 On3 150 player rankings have been released. In total, this is the tenth update for the class, debuting a top 50 in February of 2022, expanding to 75 in June of 2022, broadening to a full 150 in October of 2022, and updating the 150 starting in January of 2023.
On3’s last 2024 ranking update was in February, toward the end of their senior year. We are now through the state playoffs and post-season all-star games. Since the last update, On3 has attended state playoff games, post-season all-star games, and team workouts. While making sure to stay on top of numerous tournaments happening at once through streams.
Senior season evaluations are a big part of our overall evaluation process. Developments throughout their prep careers, as seen during their senior season can be good evaluation indicators for their abilities beyond high school, ultimately manifested by the NBA Draft. The few weeks since seasons ended have allowed us to comb through players’ senior season game film. In preparing for this update, On3 collected streams and data points and sorted through the film as we ensured the maximum exposure of countless events and players.
The ranking process is a continual and often fluid one. On3 starts ranking recruits after their freshman-year travel season, before the start of their sophomore high school season. That recruit can look a lot different for our final ranking after their senior year championships and all-star games are played. Movement in this update largely accounts for what we have seen through the majority of the 2023-24 high school season.
In-person viewings for post-season all-star games have also been shown to provide strong evaluation indicators.
We have spent the last couple of years with this 2024 recruiting cycle. Telling the story of each player arc so that it will reflect the most accurate and current representation of the recruiting cycle. Through the ten updates, we have continued collecting data and viewings of the players, putting eyes on them throughout the full recruiting process.
The goal of rankings at On3 is to assess a prospect’s long-term potential. As we continue forward, a player’s performance on the court and their continued growth will outweigh their earlier rankings. Again, every player’s arc is different, and each ranking is a snapshot in time.
Here are some storylines from On3’s tenth update of a full On3 150 for the 2024 class.
Grading the 2024 On3 150
The basketball player rankings scale is as follows: Five-star prospects have grades 98-100, four-star recruits have grades 90-97, and 80-89 grades are for three stars.
In this update, the first 14 prospects are five stars with a rating of 98 or higher. The players ranked No. 15 to 110 are classified as four-star prospects with grades from 90-97. The remainder of the 150 and position rankings are considered three-star prospects.
At On3, we aim to assess a prospect’s long-term potential, ultimately manifested by the NBA Draft. The goal of the ranking is not to assess who had the best high school career or who will be the best college player. This is why we will shoot to end each cycle with 15 five-star prospects following the lead of the NBA Draft Lottery. The vision for us is draft night.
Cooper Flagg holds off Ace Bailey for the No. 1 spot
Monday’s release of the final On3 150 ranking in the 2024 recruiting cycle saw Duke signee Cooper Flagg hold on to the No. 1 spot. However, that conversation was not as clear-cut as it had been in the past. The On3 national team entered the playoff season and post-season all-star sessions watching Flagg and the No. 2 ranked Ace Bailey very closely.
Flagg, a 6-foot-8 forward at Montverde Academy/FL averaged 16.1 points, 7.6 rebounds. 3.9 assists, and 2.7 blocks per game this season. He led the 34-0, No. 1 ranked high school team in the country in points, rebounds, blocks, and steals.
The general consensus with Flagg is that he will be a good NBA player. His overall feel for the game and defensive instincts leave little doubt among NBA personnel that there is a very high floor for the Five-Star Plus+ talent when looking toward the highest levels.
The season that Bailey put together made this conversation tough. Georgia’s Gatorade Player of the Year averaged 33.4 points, 15.5 rebounds, 3.9 assists, and 2.1 blocks per game. His flash plays were high level, showing an array of step back shots from 30-plus feet and finishing high above the rim in transition.
While having the conversation, it was difficult to not acknowledge Bailey’s top end potential outcome as an NBA player. The length, the shooting, and the straight-line athleticism are each positive indicators.
At the end of the day, Flagg has consistently produced at the highest levels, international, travel, and prep throughout his three years of high school. Even after reclassifying up a year Flagg continued to improve. Bailey’s performances at the highest level of competition were inconsistent. The flashes remained high level, but the lows were still frequent through elongated stages of games.
This conversation is not one that will be ending soon.
A look through the 14 five-star prospects
The initial 2024 ranking, in April of 2022 debuted three five stars. Texas signee Tre Johnson and UNC signee Ian Jackson each went from start to finish in this class, earning five stars in each of the ten updates.
Cooper Flagg, the player who ended the cycle No. 1, was reclassified into the 2024 class in August of 2023. The 6-foot-8 Duke signee was immediately put at No. 1 in the class, where he remained.
Three players throughout this 2024 On3 150 cycle held the No. 1 spot in at least two of the ten updates. In July of 2022, Tre Johnson took over the No. 1 position for the first update of the 2024 cycle. Johnson held on to that spot for the next three updates until Rutgers signee Dylan Harper took over in June of 2023. He held on to that No. 1 spot for the August of 2023 update as well, before Cooper Flagg reclassified just a few days after the release. Flagg was the No. 1 player for the remainder of the cycle.
There were several players On3 was the first to move to five-star status in the 2024 class, and remained there for the duration of the cycle.
Baylor signee VJ Edgecombe (No. 4) first jumped into On3’s top 14 in June of 2023. The previous season he was named New York’s Gatorade Player of the Year. While no one else had him in the top 40 at that point, he showcased a unique blend of explosive athleticism and efficient play that jumped him from No. 13
Uncommitted Jayden Quaintance (No. 5) announced his reclassification into the 2024 class in August of 2023. The 6-foot-10 center, who is still only 16 years old, immediately was inserted into the rankings at No. 6 overall. The frame, fluidity, touch, and explosion were all unique for a player his age and size. He also had a productive summer playing 17u travel ball and with USA Basketball.
Syracuse signee Donnie Freeman (No. 6) moved into the top ten for On3 during our last update. Watching him develop from his freshman year to the current day, he seemingly took all the right steps. And while he was not inside the top 20 elsewhere, Freeman possesses many of the markers the highest level of basketball is looking for in forwards.
Miami signee Jalil Bethea (No. 8) moved into On3’s top 14 in the June of 2022 update, the same update as Edgecombe. Even with Bethea not being ranked by all major services at this point, his scoring and ability to create an advantage with the ball in his hands was too hard to ignore. He was one of the top three-point shooters on Nike’s E16 Circuit and his ability to shoot off movement and off the bounce was translatable in our eyes.
Duke signee Khaman Maluach (No. 9) first entered On3’s rankings at No. 12 in the 2025 class in March of 2023. We originally saw him in December of 2022 at the Tarkanian Classic and followed that viewing up with a February of 2023 viewing at the NPSI. The measurables were off the charts and he had some touch with excellent timing. After Maluach’s December of 2023 reclass into the 2024 cycle, he was made five-star in the February update.
Georgia signee Asa Newell (No. 11) first reached five-star status in July of 2022. The 6-foot-9 forward’s upside was too high to ignore, with his ability to move, his length, and his vertical pop. At that time he had also just come off an excellent showing at the USA Basketball Junior National Team Training Camp where he really boosted his stock for us.
Indiana commit Bryson Tucker (No. 12) had a little volatility throughout this cycle for us. He started off a five-star then dropped to four-star status. He regained his five-star status in June of 2023 and never looked back. Adding together his lengthy 6-foot-7 frame, comfort in making decisions with the ball in his hands, and ability to create an advantage off the bounce there is a lot to like in projecting his game.
Notable risers inside the top 50
While much of this ranking remained close there were a few players inside the top 50 that took notable jumps.
Liam McNeeley earned his fifth star, jumping from 24 to 14. The recent UConn commitment showcased his excellent shooting touch, his toughness, and his processing. There is a clear pathway with these traits for him to end up eventually hearing his name called in the NBA Draft.
Nolan Traore opened eyes during the Nike Hoop Summit event which culminated in the 6-foot-3 guard scoring 18 points on 8-14 shooting with four assists in the game. Traore also had a strong stateside showing at the NBA’s Basketball Without Borders event during All-Star Weekend. The guard with Saint-Quentin in France debuted in the rankings at No. 16.
Donnie Freeman continued to make his rise. HIs big rankings jump came in the last update when he went from No. 21 to No. 10. However, the Syracuse signee continued to rise in the rankings with this final update claiming to No. 6 overall.
In between the previous update in February and this final 2024 ranking update, Joson Sanon committed to Arizona and he reclassified into the 2024 class. The 6-foot-5 shooting guard from Vermont Academy/VT made his debut in the ranings at No. 27.
LSU signee Robert Miller ended the recruiting cycle at No. 37. Standing every bit of 6-foot-10, the lengthy and fluid forward continues to show intriguing athleticism, ball skills, and shooting touch as his game continues to come together. Miller, now firmly inside the top 50, jumped from No. 45 in the previous update.