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Four high school basketball seniors included in USA Basketball's Under-19 Junior National Team

Lawrence Andrew Fernandezby:Lawrence Fernandez•06/20/25•

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Caleb Holt
Five-Star Plus+ SG Caleb Holt (photo credit - Jamie Shaw)

Four high school basketball standouts complete the 12-man roster for Team USA’s 2025 FIBA Under-19 World Cup in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Leading the Class of 2026 contingent is Tyran Stokes, the top-ranked prospect from Notre Dame High School. During his junior year with the Knights, Stokes averaged 21 points, 9.3 rebounds, 3.9 assists, and 1.5 steals per game. The 6-foot-7 small forward also led the Sherman Oaks-based squad to a 28-8 record and the Regional Finals of the California Interscholastic Federation Open Division.

Joining Stokes is Brandon McCoy Jr., the class’s No. 2 prospect out of St. John Bosco. The 6-foot-5 combo guard finished the 2024-25 high school basketball season averaging 16.8 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 3.8 steals per game. His leadership helped the Braves compile a 26-7 record.

Jordan Smith Jr. is another high school basketball prospect in USA Basketball’s Under-19 squad. The 6-foot-2 baller from St. Paul VI Catholic High School is the fourth-best prospect and the top shooting guard from the Class of 2026.

Finally, Caleb Holt completes the high school basketball players in the U19 team. The transferee from Grayson to Prolific Prep averaged 18.2 points, 8.7 rebounds, 6.2 assists, and 2.8 steals per game during his junior season. Those numbers helped him rank fifth among the senior prospects.

Stokes, McCoy, Smith, and Holt are all part of the USA Basketball squad that won the gold medal in the 2024 FIBA Under-17 World Cup. Meanwhile, Stokes, Smith, and Holt were teammates in the gold-winning 2023 FIBA Under-16 AmeriCup squad. All four are five-star prospects, based on the On3 Industry Rankings.

Joining them in the Under-19 Junior National Team are former high school basketball phenoms and incoming college basketball freshmen AJ Dybantsa (BYU), Mikel Brown Jr. (Louisville), Jasper Johnson (Kentucky), Nikolas Khamenia (Duke), JJ Mandaquit (Washington), and Koa Peat (Arizona). Purdue’s Daniel Jacobsen and Illinois’ Morez Johnson Jr. complete the 12-man roster that will be coached by Tommy Lloyd, Grant McCasland, and Micah Shrewsberry.

Meanwhile, Team USA will compete in Group D of the 2025 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, pitting them against Australia, Cameroon, and France.